送 信 機

そうしんき

noun

transmitter

technicalelectronics

1. transmitter; sending device

A device that generates and sends out signals, especially radio waves. Contrasts with a receiver, which picks the signals up.

送信機(そうしんき)を使(つか)う。

to use a transmitter.

無線(むせん)の送信機(そうしんき)が故障(こしょう)した。

The wireless transmitter broke down.

小型(こがた)の送信機(そうしんき)を使(つか)って電波(でんぱ)を遠(とお)くまで飛(と)ばす。

to send radio waves far away using a small transmitter.

Used for radio, telemetry, and remote-control equipment that emits signals.

Common collocations

無線(むせん)送信機(そうしんき): wireless transmitter
送信機(そうしんき)を設置(せっち)する: to install a transmitter
送信機(そうしんき)の出力(しゅつりょく): the output power of a transmitter

Similar words

受信機(じゅしんき): receiver — the device that picks up the signal (the antonym)
発信機(はっしんき): beacon; signal emitter — emphasizes giving off a locating signal

Related Words

Antonym: 受信機(じゅしんき) (receiver)

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Added 2026.6.24 9:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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