1.
receiver; receiving device (for radio, television, or other signals)
An electronic device that receives and decodes transmitted signals — radio, television, telemetry, satellite, GPS, or other wireless communication. A technical but widely understood word, common in user manuals, news about broadcasting, and explanations of wireless technology.
ラジオの受信機を買った。
I bought a radio receiver.
この受信機は海外の放送も受信できる。
This receiver can pick up overseas broadcasts.
衛星からの信号を正確にとらえるためには、高性能の受信機が必要だ。
To accurately capture signals from satellites, a high-performance receiver is needed.
Compound of 受信 (receiving a signal) and the suffix 〜機 (machine, device). The word is paired symmetrically with 送信機 (transmitter). In everyday conversation about consumer electronics, Japanese speakers more often name the specific device — ラジオ (radio), テレビ, GPS, and so on — and reserve 受信機 for technical discussion.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 無線受信機: wireless receiver
- GPS {受信機|じーぴーえすじゅしんき}: GPS receiver
- 衛星受信機: satellite receiver
- 高性能の受信機: high-performance receiver
- 受信機の感度: receiver sensitivity
RELATED TERMS:
- 送信機: transmitter — the paired device that sends signals
- 受信: reception (of a signal) — the action itself
- アンテナ: antenna — the component that picks up signals for the receiver
- チューナー: tuner — loanword; common in home-audio and TV contexts