充じゅう電でん器き

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Meanings

noun

battery charger; AC adapter

Refers to a device that charges a battery, including phone chargers, laptop adapters, and similar power supplies.

スマホの充じゅう電でん器きを忘わすれてしまった。
I forgot my smartphone charger.
この充じゅう電でん器きは海かい外がいでも使つかえますか？
Can this charger be used overseas?

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を充じゅう電でん器きで充じゅう電でんするto charge something with a charger
スマホを充じゅう電でん器きで充じゅう電でんした。
I charged my phone with the charger.
〈物もの〉を充じゅう電でん器きにつなぐto connect something to a charger
夜よるの間あいだにノートパソコンを充じゅう電でん器きにつないでおいた。
I kept the laptop connected to the charger overnight.
充じゅう電でん器きが壊こわれるfor a charger to break
充じゅう電でん器きが壊こわれたので新あたらしいのを買かった。
The charger broke, so I bought a new one.

Kanji

充allot, fill
電electricity
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Related words

アダプター
アダプター is a general term for any adapter, while 充電器 specifically means a device built to charge a battery.

Don't confuse with

充じゅう電でん池ち
充電池 is the rechargeable battery itself, while 充電器 is the device that charges it.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Built from

充じゅう電でん+器き

Etymology

Compound of 充電 (じゅうでん, 'charging') + 器 (き, 'device'). The kanji 充 means 'fill' or 'charge', 電 means 'electricity', and 器 means 'container' or 'instrument'.