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電池 (でんち, denchi) Japanese meaning: battery | Kotomora

電でん池ち

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Meanings

1

General term for an electrochemical cell or battery. Covers both single cells and multi-cell batteries.

リモコンの電でん池ちが切きれた。

The remote control's battery died.

この時計とけいは単たん三さん電でん池ちを使つかいます。

This clock uses AA batteries.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に電でん池ちを入いれるto put a battery into (a device)
リモコンに新あたらしい電でん池ちを入いれた。
I put new batteries into the remote control.
電でん池ちを交こう換かんするto replace the battery
時計とけいの電でん池ちを交こう換かんしてもらった。
I had the watch's battery replaced.
電でん池ちが切きれるfor the battery to run out/die
おもちゃの電でん池ちが切きれてしまった。
The toy's battery died.
電でん池ちを充じゅう電でんするto charge the battery
毎まい晩ばんスマホの電でん池ちを充じゅう電でんしている。
I charge my phone's battery every night.
電でん池ちが持もつfor the battery to last
このカメラは電でん池ちが長ながく持もつ。
This camera's battery lasts a long time.

Kanji

電electricity
池pond, cistern, pool

Related words

バッテリー
電池 covers all sizes of battery from tiny button cells to car batteries, while バッテリー is a loanword typically used for larger rechargeable batteries like those in cars, phones, or laptops.
乾かん電でん池ちN2
電池 is the general word for any battery, while 乾電池 specifically means the disposable dry-cell type like AA or AAA.
蓄ちく電でん池ち
電池 is the general word for any battery, rechargeable or not, while 蓄電池 specifically refers to rechargeable storage batteries.

Don't confuse with

電でん気きN5
電池 is the physical object that stores power (a battery), while 電気 refers to electricity itself or the light/power supply, so learners should not swap them.
電でん源げんN3
電池 is a battery, a specific physical object that stores power, while 電源 is the broader concept of a power source, which can be a battery, outlet, or power line.

Counted with

個こN5
The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.
本ほんN5
Used for long or cylindrical batteries.

Word family· 32

乾かん電でん池ちN2
dry cell battery
蓄ちく電でん池ち
storage battery; rechargeable battery
太たい陽よう電でん池ちN1
solar cell
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Etymology

From 電 (electricity) + 池 (pond, reservoir), coined in the late 19th century as a translation of 'battery'.

じゅう

電でん

池ち

rechargeable battery

光こう電でん池ち

photovoltaic cell; solar cell; photocell

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湿しつ電でん池ち
wet cell battery
電でん池ち式しき
battery-operated; battery-powered
一いち次じ電でん池ち
primary cell; primary battery
二に次じ電でん池ち
rechargeable battery; secondary battery
可か逆ぎゃく電でん池ち
reversible cell
水すい銀ぎん電でん池ち
mercury cell; mercury battery
燃ねん料りょう電でん池ち
fuel cell

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