拡声器(かくせいき)

かくせいき
noun
loudspeaker; megaphone
technology
1. loudspeaker; megaphone; public address speaker
A device that amplifies sound, including handheld megaphones, mounted speakers, and public address systems.
拡声器(かくせいき)で呼(よ)びかける。
To call out through a megaphone.
警察(けいさつ)が拡声器(かくせいき)を使(つか)って避難(ひなん)を呼(よ)びかけた。
The police used a loudspeaker to call for evacuation.
選挙(せんきょ)カーが拡声器(かくせいき)で候補者(こうほしゃ)の名前(なまえ)を連呼(れんこ)していた。
The campaign car was repeatedly broadcasting the candidate's name through a loudspeaker.

A compound of 拡声(かくせい) (amplifying sound) and 器(き) (device). Covers both handheld megaphones and mounted loudspeaker systems.

Cultural note

拡声器(かくせいき) are commonly associated with 選挙(せんきょ)カー (campaign vehicles) during elections, 防災(ぼうさい)無線(むせん) (disaster prevention broadcasts), and public announcements at stations and events.

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Related: スピーカー (speaker)
Related: マイク (microphone)
Compare: 増幅器(ぞうふくき) (amplifier (electronic))
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Added 2026.3.28 13:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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