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継電気 (keidenki) Japanese meaning: relay (electrical) | Kotomora

継けい電でん気き

Meanings

1

relay (electrical)

Technical term for an electrically operated switch. Used in electronics and electrical engineering contexts.

この回かい路ろには継けい電でん気きが使つかわれている。
A relay is used in this circuit.
継けい電でん気きの接せっ点てんが摩ま耗もうしている。
The relay contacts are worn.

Kanji

継inherit, succeed, continue
電electricity
気spirit, mind, air

Related words

リレー
Common loanword for 'relay' in many contexts, including sports and broadcasting. 継電気 is specifically the electrical component.

Etymology

Compound of 継 (kei, 'relay' or 'connect') and 電気 (denki, 'electricity'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the electrical relay component.