Japanese word

テクノロジー

Pronunciation

Romajitekunorojī

Meaning

  • nountechnology

Example

新しいテクノロジーを使います。atara shi i te ku no ro jī o tsuka i ma su

I use new technology.

Illustration for テクノロジー (technology)

More examples

テクノロジーのおかげで、遠くの人とも話せます。te ku no ro jī no o ka ge de tō ku no hito to mo hana se ma su

Thanks to technology, we can talk with people far away.

Core concept

Describes the practical application of knowledge through tools, techniques, and systems that extend what people can do.

Common phrases

  • テクノロジーを導入するte ku no ro jī o dō nyū su ru

    adopt technology

  • テクノロジーの発展te ku no ro jī no hat ten

    the development of technology

  • 情報テクノロジーjō hō te ku no ro jī

    information technology

Similar words

技術gijutsu: A practical method, skill, or system used to accomplish a task.

Definition in Japanese

科学や工学の知識を用いて作り出される道具や方法、また、それらを生み出す技術。ka gaku ya kō gaku no chi shiki o mochi i te tsuku ri da sa re ru dō gu ya hō hō ma ta so re ra o u mi da su gi jutsu

Word origin

テクノロジー (tekunorojī, "technology") was adopted from English technology, a word that ultimately comes from Greek tekhnologia, combining tekhnē, "craft," with -logia, "study."

Usage tips

  • Although technology often suggests computers and phones, the word also covers older practical systems such as printing, irrigation, and metalworking.

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