タブレット
たぶれっと
noun
tablet (device)
1.
tablet (device)
A portable touchscreen computer device, larger than a smartphone but smaller than a laptop.
From English "tablet." Has two distinct meanings in Japanese: a touchscreen computing device (most common) and a compressed medicine pill.
SENSE 1 — DEVICE:
The primary meaning in modern Japanese. Widely used in education (schools issue tablets to students), entertainment, and business.
SENSE 2 — MEDICINE:
A compressed pill or supplement.
- タブレットを飲む: to take a tablet
- ビタミンタブレット: vitamin tablet
RELATED DEVICES:
- スマホ/スマートフォン: smartphone
- パソコン: personal computer
- ノートパソコン: laptop