1.
electronic component; electronic part
Individual parts used in electronic circuits and devices, such as resistors, capacitors, transistors, and integrated circuits. A key term in Japan's electronics manufacturing industry.
電子部品が不足している。
There is a shortage of electronic components.
この工場では電子部品を年間百万個生産している。
This factory produces one million electronic components per year.
半導体をはじめとする電子部品の供給不足が、世界中の製造業に影響を与えた。
The supply shortage of electronic components, especially semiconductors, affected manufacturing worldwide.
A compound of 電子 (electronic) and 部品 (parts, components). Japan has been a major global producer and exporter of electronic components, and this term appears frequently in business news, particularly during supply chain disruptions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 電子部品メーカー: electronic component manufacturer
- 電子部品の供給: supply of electronic components
- 電子部品の調達: procurement of electronic components
- 電子部品を実装する: to mount electronic components (on a board)
EXAMPLES OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS:
- 抵抗器: resistor
- コンデンサー: capacitor
- トランジスタ: transistor
- 集積回路(IC): integrated circuit
- ダイオード: diode
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 半導体: semiconductor — a specific type of electronic component/material
- 部品: part, component — the general term for any machine part
- 電子機器: electronic device/equipment — the finished product rather than components