How to say "electrode" in Japanese

• 電極でんきょくCommon
  nounThe common word for an electrode — a conductor through which current enters or leaves a battery, an electrolyte, or a vacuum tube — and the one you want in virtually any context.
• 関電かんでん
  nounA less common equivalent of 'electrode', but seldom the word you want: it is best known as an abbreviation for the Kansai Electric Power Company, so use 電極 for any electrode.

Use 電極 for any electrode — the conductor through which current enters or leaves a battery, an electrolyte, or a circuit; 関電 is a less common equivalent that is seldom the word you need.

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• 電極でんきょくelectrode
• 関電かんでんelectrode