noun
Physics term for the type of electric charge carried by electrons. Used in scientific and technical contexts.
電子は負の電荷を持っている。
An electron has a negative charge.
負の電荷と正の電荷は引き合う。
Negative and positive charges attract each other.
Electric charge in general; 負の電荷 specifies the negative type.
Compound of 負 (negative) + の (possessive particle) + 電荷 (electric charge). A straightforward technical term.