補聴器

Japanese

Kanji in this term
補 聴 器
ほ
Grade: 6 		ちょう
Grade: S 		き
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
補聽器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 補(ほ) (ho, “aid”) + 聴(ちょう) (chō, “hearing”) + 器(き) (-ki, “device”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほちょーき [hòchóꜜòkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞t͡ɕo̞ːkʲi]

Noun

補(ほ)聴(ちょう)器(き) • (hochōki) 

  1. hearing aid - a device used to help the hard of hearing hear sounds better.

References

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