電卓(でんたく)

でんたく
noun
calculator
1. calculator
An electronic device for performing mathematical calculations.
電卓(でんたく)を使(つか)う。
To use a calculator.
新(あたら)しい電卓(でんたく)を買(か)った。
I bought a new calculator.
スマホの電卓(でんたく)アプリを使(つか)う。
To use the calculator app on my smartphone.
電卓(でんたく)で計算(けいさん)したら答(こた)えが合(あ)わなかった。
When I calculated with the calculator, the answer didn't match.
試験(しけん)には電卓(でんたく)を持(も)ち込(こ)めないので、暗算(あんざん)で答(こた)えを出(だ)さなければならない。
You can't bring a calculator to the exam, so you have to work out the answers by mental arithmetic.

電卓(でんたく) means calculator - an electronic device for mathematical calculations.

FULL FORM:
電子卓上計算機(でんしたくじょうけいさんき) (electronic desktop calculator) - abbreviated to 電卓(でんたく)

WORD FORMATION:
電(でん) (electronic) + 卓(たく) (table/desktop) = desktop electronic (calculator)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 電卓(でんたく)で計算(けいさん)する: to calculate with a calculator
  • 電卓(でんたく)を叩(たた)く: to punch a calculator
  • 電卓(でんたく)を使(つか)う: to use a calculator

TYPES:

  • 関数(かんすう)電卓(でんたく): scientific calculator
  • 金融(きんゆう)電卓(でんたく): financial calculator
  • 卓上(たくじょう)電卓(でんたく): desktop calculator

NOTE:
Physical calculators remain common in business and accounting contexts in Japan, even with smartphone apps available.

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Added 2026.1.16 16:43 · Revised 2026.3.9 11:40
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