D battery; D cell
Abbreviation of 単一型乾電池. Used in product labels, shopping, and everyday talk about large cylindrical batteries.
Please put D batteries in the remote control.
この懐中電灯は単１を２本使います。
This flashlight uses two D cells.
D size battery · monomorphic
Standard abbreviation for 単一型乾電池; the numeral 1 is part of the spelling.
Full kanji form; less common than 単１ in everyday battery labeling.
Abbreviation of 単一型乾電池 (tan'ichi-gata kandenchi, 'single-type dry cell'). The numeral 1 indicates the largest common cylindrical battery size in the Japanese 単 series.