ボルト

also: ヴォルト

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

volt

The standard unit of electrical potential difference. Used in technical, scientific, and everyday contexts when discussing electricity.

この電でん池ちは1.5ボルトです。
This battery is 1.5 volts.
日本にほんの家か庭てい用よう電でん圧あつは100ボルトです。
The household voltage in Japan is 100 volts.

Written forms

ボルトUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the unit of electrical potential.
ヴォルトUsage<1%
Less common variant spelling; ボルト is overwhelmingly preferred in modern Japanese.

Similar words

アンペア
Ampere, the unit of electric current, often mentioned together with volts when describing electrical specifications.
ワット
Watt, the unit of power, calculated as volts multiplied by amperes.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'volt', named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. The variant ヴォルト reflects an older or more precise transliteration of the 'v' sound, but ボルト is now standard.