How to say "electronic" in Japanese

• エレクトロニック
  nounA katakana loanword for the plain sense 'electronic'. It is uncommon, and you will meet it mainly in borrowed names and titles; for describing something as electronic, 電子 is the word you want.
• 電子式でんししき
  no-adjectiveCovers 'electronic' when a device or system is being classified by type — an electronic version as opposed to some other kind. It is uncommon; in everyday description 電子 does the job.
• 電子的でんしてき
  na-adjectiveFrames 'electronic' as a quality something has, working as a な-adjective. It is uncommon, and for most purposes 電子 is what you want; this suits statements about the electronic character of a thing.
• 電子でんしJLPT N3approx.Common
  prenominal modifierThe common, everyday word. Literally 'electron', it does duty as 'electronic' in ordinary use — devices, media, and the like — and is the default unless a special nuance is needed.
  電子でんしタイプライターはありますか。↗

  Do you have an electronic typewriter?

Use 電子 for the ordinary sense of 'electronic'; 電子式 classifies a device as electronic in type, 電子的 stresses the quality of being electronic, and 「エレクトロニック」 is an uncommon loanword seen mainly in names.

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• エレクトロニックelectronic
• 電子式でんししきelectronic
• 電子的でんしてきelectronic
• 電子でんしelectronic