電子

• 読み: でんし
• ローマ字: denshi
• 漢字の分解: 電 (den) — electricity, lightning; 子 (shi) — child, small thing, particle
• 発音: /deɴ.ɕi/

意味

Electron; electronic. Refers to the subatomic particle or to electronic technology.

A noun used in both scientific and everyday contexts. In science, 電子 refers to the subatomic particle (electron). In daily life, it functions as a prefix meaning electronic, appearing in many common compounds: 電子メール (email), 電子マネー (electronic money), 電子レンジ (microwave oven), and 電子書籍 (ebook). Its everyday usage as electronic is far more common than the scientific meaning.

例文

1. 最近は電子マネーで支払う人が増えている。
2. 電子書籍は持ち運びに便利だ。
3. 電子レンジで弁当を温めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: technology, science, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 電 (electricity, lightning) and 子 (child, small thing, particle). Together they literally mean electricity particle, referring to the electron.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal