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トランジスタ (toranjisuta) Japanese meaning: transistor | Kotomora

トランジスタ

also: トランジスター

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

transistor

Refers to the semiconductor device used for amplification or switching in electronic circuits.

このラジオにはトランジスタが使つかわれている。

This radio uses transistors.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉にトランジスタを使つかうto use a transistor in something (a device)
このラジオには小こ型がたのトランジスタが使つかわれている。
A small transistor is used in this radio.

Related words

半はん導どう体たいN1
半導体 refers broadly to the material class (semiconductor) while トランジスタ is a specific device made from that material.

Don't confuse with

真しん空くう管かん
真空管 (vacuum tube) is the older technology that performed similar amplifying/switching functions before being replaced by トランジスタ.
集しゅう積せき回かい路ろ
集積回路 (integrated circuit) contains many トランジスタ combined together on a single chip, so the two are related but not the same thing.
ダイオード
ダイオード has two terminals and mainly rectifies current in one direction, while トランジスタ has three terminals and is used for amplification and switching.

Counted with

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

Word family

弾だん道どうトランジスタ
ballistic transistor
薄うす膜まくトランジスタ
thin film transistor; TFT
バイポーラトランジスタ
bipolar transistor; bipolar junction transistor

Written forms

トランジスタUsage76%
Standard katakana spelling for the electronic component.
トランジスターUsage24%
Variant katakana spelling with long vowel marker; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'transistor'.