How to say "activation" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 起動きどうnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbActivation in the sense of starting something up: booting a computer, starting an engine, launching a program. This is the common word for that meaning.
- nounThe direct loanword for 'activation'; it keeps the English term's range and is at home in technical or business jargon. It is less common than 起動.
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbA loanword used for the activation of software or a device; outside that range it is seldom the word you want for 'activation'.
- 賦活ふかつnoun, suru verbActivation as stimulation or invigoration; a stiff written term met with mainly in scientific and technical prose. It is not the word for starting machines or software.
- アクティブ化アクティブかnoun, suru verb, transitive verbLiterally 'making something active'; it fits activation in the sense of turning something on or putting it into an active state. It is less common than 起動.
For starting up a computer or engine choose 起動; for technical or business jargon use the loanwords 「アクティベーション」 or 「アクティベート」; 賦活 is a stiff written term for stimulation, and 「アクティブ化」 means making something active.
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