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電子計算機 (denshikeisanki) Japanese meaning: computer | Kotomora

電でん子し計けい算さん機き

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Meanings

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Formal or technical term for a computer; in everyday speech コンピューター is far more common.

See also: コンピュータ

電でん子し計けい算さん機きの歴れき史しは意い外がいと

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The history of electronic computers is surprisingly old.

この書しょ類るいは電でん子し計けい算さん機きで処しょ理りされる。

These documents are processed by an electronic computer.

Kanji

電electricity
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
計plot, plan, scheme
算calculate, divining, number
機loom, mechanism, machine

Related words

コンピューター
The everyday word for 'computer'; 電子計算機 is a formal, technical synonym rarely used in conversation.

Built from

電でん子し+計けい算さん機き

Etymology

Compound of 電子 (electronic) and 計算機 (calculator), a calque of 'electronic computer'.