パソコン
パソコン
hepburn pasokon
personal computer, PC
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- パソコンで仕事をします。I work on a computer.
- 新しいパソコンが欲しいです。I want a new computer.
- パソコンの使い方を教えてください。Please teach me how to use a computer.
Collocations
パソコン (pasokon, personal computer)パソコンを使う (pasokon o tsukau, use a computer)ノートパソコン (nooto pasokon, laptop)パソコン教室 (pasokon kyoushitsu, computer class)パソコンが壊れる (pasokon ga kowareru, the computer breaks down)
Mnemonic
パソコン — pasokon, a loanword from English "personal computer". Written in katakana. The original パーソナルコンピューター is among the longest of loanwords. Japanese took one piece from each word ── パソ from "personal", コン from "computer". The same knack as スマホ ── grab the head of the first word and the head of the second, and join them. English shortens to the initialism "PC"; Japanese clips syllables into パソコン. One machine, two ways to shorten. Korean borrowed "keompyuteo" almost whole, and Chinese coined 电脑 ("electric brain") ── one machine, three languages, three roads to a name.
Quick check
パソコン is a clip made of which two pieces?