キャパシタ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
キャパシター

Etymology

Transliteration of English capacitor.

Originally spelled キャパシター (kyapashitā). As with other imported words ending in long "ā", the final vowel has shortened in more common usage, resulting in the current spelling.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) キャパシタ [kyàpáꜜshìtà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) キャパシター [kyàpáꜜshìtàà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kʲa̠pa̠ɕi̥ta̠]
• IPA^(key): [kʲa̠pa̠ɕi̥ta̠ː]

Noun

キャパシタ • (kyapashita) 

1. (electronics) capacitor

Usage notes

This term is seldom used. The more common term for capacitor is コンデンサ (kondensa).

Synonyms

• コンデンサ (kondensa)
• 蓄電器(ちくでんき) (chikudenki)