計器|けいきkeiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounmeter; gauge
    For instance, gauges, such as thermometers and barometers, are instruments.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • RelatedインジケーターNeutralKatakana loanword from English 'indicator'; neutral in register. Where 計器 names the measuring instrument itself, インジケーター typically refers to a display, light, or pointer that shows a reading or condition.

Choose 計器 for a measuring instrument such as a meter or gauge; choose インジケーター, a neutral katakana loanword, for an indicator — a display, light, or pointer showing a reading or condition.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 長ながさ・重おもさ・速はやさ・圧力あつりょくなどを測定そくていするための器械きかい。
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