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警報器 (けいほうき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
alarm ; alarm device ; sensor
A device that detects danger, intrusion, fire, train crossings, etc. and gives a warning sound or signal. 警報器 emphasizes a device/detector, while 警報機 is also used for larger alarm mechanisms.
ぼう
犯はん
用よう
の
警けい
報ほう
器き
を
取と
り
付つ
け
た
。
We installed a security alarm at the entrance.
Written forms 警けい 報ほう 器き
Common spelling for an alarm device or detector, especially in compounds such as 火災警報器.
警けい 報ほう 機き
Also common; often used for alarm machinery or warning devices such as those at railroad crossings.
Kanji 器 utensil, vessel, receptacle 機 loom, mechanism, machine Similar words 警けい 報ほう 警報 is the warning or alarm itself; 警報器 is the device that gives or detects it.
報ほう 知ち 器き 報知器 is an annunciator or detector, often in compounds such as 火災報知器; 警報器 more directly emphasizes warning or alarm.
センサー センサー is a general sensor that detects something; a 警報器 is specifically tied to issuing a warning or alarm.
Etymology A compound of 警報, meaning 'alarm' or 'warning,' and 器 or 機, both used for devices or machinery. The spelling with 器 highlights an instrument/device, while 機 can suggest a machine or mechanism.
