繊維光学

Japanese

Kanji in this term
繊	維	光	学
せん Grade: S	い Grade: S	こう Grade: 2	がく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
纖維光學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 繊維 (sen'i, “fiber”) +‎ 光学 (kōgaku, “optics”), calque of English fiber optics.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せんいこーがく [sèń'í kóꜜògàkù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃i ko̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

繊(せん)維(い)光(こう)学(がく) • (sen'i kōgaku) 

1. fiber optics (US), fibre optics (UK)

Usage notes

The term 繊維光学 (sen'i kōgaku) appears to be the most common of the three synonyms.

Synonyms

• ファイバーオプティックス (faibā oputikkusu)
• ファイバー光学(こうがく) (faibā kōgaku)