乾電池(かんでんち)

かんでんち
noun
dry cell battery
1. dry cell battery
A type of battery that uses a paste electrolyte rather than liquid, commonly used in everyday devices like remote controls, flashlights, and toys.
乾電池(かんでんち)を入(い)れ替(か)える。
Replace the batteries.
乾電池(かんでんち)が切(き)れた。
The batteries ran out.
この懐中電灯(かいちゅうでんとう)は単三(たんさん)乾電池(かんでんち)2本(ほん)で動(うご)く。
This flashlight runs on two AA batteries.

乾電池(かんでんち) specifically refers to disposable (non-rechargeable) dry cell batteries — the standard batteries used in remote controls, flashlights, toys, and other everyday devices.

WORD FORMATION:
乾(かん) (dry) + 電池(でんち) (battery). "Dry" distinguishes it from older wet cell batteries.

COMMON SIZES (Japanese naming):

  • 単三(たんさん): AA (most common)
  • 単四(たんよん): AAA
  • 単一(たんいち): D
  • 単二(たんに): C

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 乾電池(かんでんち)を入(い)れ替(か)える: to replace batteries
  • 乾電池(かんでんち)が切(き)れる: batteries run out

RELATED:

  • 充電池(じゅうでんち)/充電式(じゅうでんしき)電池(でんち): rechargeable battery
  • 電池切(でんちぎ)れ: dead battery
  • ボタン電池(でんち): button cell battery

Related Words

Contrast: 蓄電池(ちくでんち) (storage battery)
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Added 2026.2.5 21:58 · Revised 2026.4.20 13:12
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