リチウム

りちうむ
noun
lithium
technicalscienceelectronics
1. lithium (Li)
The lightest metal, chemical element number 3. In everyday Japanese it appears mostly in the names of batteries.
リチウム電池(でんち)。
A lithium battery.
スマホにはリチウムイオン電池(でんち)が使(つか)われている。
Smartphones use lithium-ion batteries.
With the spread of electric cars, demand for lithium is rising sharply.

From German Lithium.

Common collocations

  • リチウムイオン電池(でんち): lithium-ion battery
  • リチウム電池(でんち): lithium battery (often a coin cell)
  • リチウムの埋蔵量(まいぞうりょう): lithium reserves

Airlines in Japan ask passengers to carry spare リチウムイオン電池(でんち) and モバイルバッテリー in cabin baggage, not checked baggage.