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How do you say "electrician" in Japanese?
電気技師
denki gishi
In Japanese, "electrician" is 電気技師 (denki gishi).
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Pronunciation
Say den-ki-GI-shi, four syllables where denki means electricity and gishi means engineer, said as one flowing phrase.
Writing and usage
電気技師 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
電気技師が壊れた配線を修理しました。
denki gishi ga koware ta haisen wo shuuri shimashita.
The electrician fixed the broken wiring.
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How to remember 電気技師
Denki gishi literally means electricity engineer - just glue the two obvious words together in your head.
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Questions about 電気技師
How do you pronounce 電気技師?
Say den-ki-GI-shi, four syllables where denki means electricity and gishi means engineer, said as one flowing phrase.
Is 電気技師 formal or casual?
電気技師 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 電気技師 written in Japanese?
電気技師 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as denki gishi.
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