充電器（じゅうでんき、juudenki）
- charger

The Japanese word 充電器 充電器 refers to a "charger" or "charging device." It's a device used to supply electrical energy to a rechargeable battery, such as those found in smartphones, laptops, cameras, and electric vehicles. The primary function of a 充電器 is to restore the battery's energy level.

⚫︎スマホの充電器 Translation: Smartphone charger ⚫︎パソコンの充電器 Translation: Computer charger ⚫︎電気自動車の充電器 Translation: Electric vehicle charger

You would use 充電器 when talking about the device that charges your electronic devices. For example, you could ask, "Where is my 充電器?" or tell someone, "I need to buy a new 充電器 for my phone." The word is used in everyday conversation about electronics and their power sources.

The word 充電器 is written in: ⚫︎ Kanji: 充電器 ⚫︎ Hiragana: じゅうでんき The okurigana (suffix hiragana) is always "き" (ki). There are no other common ways to write this word.

There aren't many direct synonyms, but depending on the context, you might use more descriptive phrases such as: ⚫︎ 充電ケーブル (じゅうでんケーブル): Charging cable ⚫︎ チャージャー (chaaja): Charger (Loanword from English)

There aren't specific antonyms, but words related to discharging or using power could be considered opposites in concept. Such as: ⚫︎ 放電 (ほうでん): Discharging

この充電器はスマホに対応していますか？ ・Translation: Does this charger support smartphones? ・Explanation: This sentence asks if the 充電器 is compatible with smartphones.

充電器が壊れたので、新しいのを買わなければならない。 ・Translation: My charger broke, so I have to buy a new one. ・Explanation: This sentence states the need to purchase a new 充電器 because the old one is broken.

充電 (じゅうでん) means "charging," and 器 (き) means "device" or "instrument." Therefore, 充電器 is literally a "charging device." The word is a compound word formed by combining these two kanji.