Japanese word

磁気

Pronunciation

Romajijiki

Meaning

  • nounmagnetism

Example

磁気が鉄を引きつけます。ji ki ga tetsu o hi ki tsu ke ma su

Magnetism attracts iron.

Illustration for 磁気 (magnetism)

More examples

この装置は磁気を検出します。ko no sō chi wa ji ki o ken shutsu shi ma su

This device detects magnetism.

Core concept

Describes the force or property through which magnets and electric currents affect iron and other magnetic materials.

Common phrases

  • 磁気を検出するji ki o ken shutsu su ru

    detect magnetism

  • 磁気を利用するji ki o ri yō su ru

    use magnetism

  • 磁気を帯びるji ki o o bi ru

    become magnetized

Similar words

磁力jiryoku: The force through which a magnet attracts or repels magnetic materials or another magnet.
磁性jisei: The property that makes a material capable of being attracted by a magnet or magnetized.

Definition in Japanese

磁石や電流などによって生じ、鉄などに力を及ぼす現象や性質。ji shaku ya den ryū na do ni yo tte shō ji tetsu na do ni chikara o oyo bo su gen shō ya sei shitsu

Word origin

磁 (ji, "magnet") and 気 (ki, "force or energy") combine to form 磁気 (jiki), meaning "magnetism."

Usage tips

  • In English, magnetism can also describe a person's power to attract interest, while Japanese 磁気 (jiki) normally refers to the physical phenomenon.

Related words

  • 磁気的jikitekimagneticna-adjective
  • 磁気化jikikamagnetizationnoun

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