家電

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See also: 家电

Chinese

home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
 electric; electricity; electrical
trad. (家電) 家 電
simp. (家电) 家 电

Etymology

Short for 家用電器／家用电器 (jiāyòng diànqì).

Pronunciation

Noun

家電

  1. electrical home appliance; electrical household appliance

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
家 電
か
Grade: 2 		でん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Shortening of 家(か)庭(てい)用(よう)電(でん)器(き) (katei-yō denki, “electrical household appliance”, literally “appliance for household use”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

家(か)電(でん) • (kaden) 

  1. electrical home appliance; electrical household appliance

Etymology 2

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Kanji in this term
家 電
いえ
Grade: 2 		でん
Grade: 2
yutōyomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “家・電話？”)

Pronunciation

Noun

家(いえ)電(でん) • (ieden) 

  1. (informal) landline phone (of a household)
Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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