中央処理装置

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	央	処	理	装	置
ちゅう Grade: 1	おう Grade: 3	しょ Grade: 6	り Grade: 2	そう Grade: 6	ち Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
中央處理裝置 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

中央 (chūō, “center”) +‎ 処理 (shori, “processing”) +‎ 装置 (sōchi, “device”), calque of English central processing unit.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうおーしょりそーち [chùúóó shórí sóꜜòchì] (Nakadaka – [7])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːo̞ː ɕo̞ɾʲi so̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

中(ちゅう)央(おう)処(しょ)理(り)装(そう)置(ち) • (chūō shori sōchi) ^{←ちゆうあうしよりさうち (tyuuausyorisauti)?}

1. (computer hardware) a central processing unit

Synonyms

• CPU(シーピーユー) (shīpīyū)
• 中(ちゅう)央(おう)演(えん)算(ざん)処(しょ)理(り)装(そう)置(ち) (chūō enzan shori sōchi)