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一次電池 (ichijidenchi) Japanese meaning: primary cell | Kotomora

一いち次じ電でん池ち

い

ち

じ

で

ん

ち

Meanings

1

primary cell; primary battery

Technical term for a non-rechargeable battery, as opposed to a secondary battery (二次電池). Used in electronics and engineering contexts.

一いち次じ電でん池ちは充じゅう電でんできないので、使つかい切きったら交こう換

かん

が

必ひつ

要よう

です

。

Primary batteries cannot be recharged, so they need to be replaced when used up.

このリモコンには単たん三さん形がたの一いち次じ電でん池ちが二に本ほん入はいっています。

This remote control uses two AA primary batteries.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
次next, order, sequence
電electricity
池pond, cistern, pool

Related words

二に次じ電でん池ち
二次電池 is a rechargeable battery (secondary battery), while 一次電池 is a non-rechargeable primary battery.
乾かん電でん池ち
乾電池 is a common dry cell battery, which is a type of primary battery, but 一次電池 is the broader technical category.

Opposites

蓄ちく電でん池ち
一次電池 is a disposable, non-rechargeable battery, the direct opposite of a rechargeable 蓄電池.

Built from

一いち次じ+電でん池ち

Etymology

Compound of 一次 (primary, first-order) and 電池 (battery). The term is a direct translation of the English 'primary battery'.