IT

あいてぃー
noun
IT, information technology
1. IT, information technology
information technology; the use of computers, software, and networks to process and distribute information
IT企業(きぎょう)に就職(しゅうしょく)した。
I got a job at an IT company.
IT化(か)が進(すす)んで仕事(しごと)の効率(こうりつ)が上(あ)がった。
Work efficiency improved as IT adoption progressed.
IT人材(じんざい)の不足(ふそく)が深刻(しんこく)な問題(もんだい)になっている。
The shortage of IT professionals is becoming a serious problem.

IT is the abbreviation for Information Technology, pronounced アイティー in Japanese. It's used as a prefix or standalone noun to describe technology-related fields.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • IT企業(きぎょう) (IT company)
  • IT業界(ぎょうかい) (IT industry)
  • IT人材(じんざい) (IT talent/professionals)
  • IT化(か) (computerization, digitalization)
  • IT革命(かくめい) (IT revolution)
  • ITリテラシー (IT literacy)

JAPAN'S IT SECTOR:

  • Major companies: 富士通(ふじつう), NEC, NTTデータ, 楽天(らくてん), LINE
  • Government promotion through デジタル庁(ちょう) (Digital Agency)
  • Growing demand for IT人材(じんざい) due to DX (デジタルトランスフォーメーション(でじたるとらんすふぉーめーしょん))

RELATED TERMS:

  • ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
  • DX (Digital Transformation)
  • 情報技術(じょうほうぎじゅつ) (native Japanese term for IT)

REGISTER: Neutral to formal. Standard business and technical vocabulary.

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Added 2026.1.21 15:43
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