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.
To watch videos on a tablet.
To use tablets in class.
The children are studying on tablets.
2. tablet (medicine)
A pill or compressed form of medicine.
タブレット()
To take a tablet.
I take vitamin tablets every day.
This tablet can be taken without water.

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()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