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How to say 'Hardware' in Japanese | ハードウェア

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The Japanese word for Hardware is 'Haadowea', written as ハードウェア in Japanese.

    word

    ハードウェア

    Meaning

    Hardware

    Reading

    Haadowea

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'ハードウェア (haadowea)' refers to 'hardware', specifically the physical components of a computer or electronic system. This term is used in contrast to 'software' (ソフトウェア), which refers to the programs and operating systems that run on the hardware. For example: I bought new hardware for my computer「新しいハードウェアを買いました」(あたらしいハードウェアをかいました). This hardware is very powerful「このハードウェアはとてもパワフルです」(このハードウェアはとてもぱわふるです). The term can also be used more broadly to refer to physical tools or equipment in various fields, but it is most commonly associated with technology.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    5242

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ハードウェア

This word contains 5 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    ハ

    Reading

    Ha

  • katakana

    ド

    Reading

    Do

  • katakana

    ウェ

    Reading

    We

  • katakana

    ウ

    Reading

    U

  • katakana

    ア

    Reading

    A

  • katakana

    エ

    Reading

    E

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'Haadowea' means 'Hardware' .

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