Vocab Info

N1 Noun

プレートplate (often as in 'tectonic plate')

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate)

    2. Noun

      2.

      plate (dish)

    3. Noun

      3.

      (tectonic) plate

      Geology
    4. Noun

      4.

      (home) plate, pitcher's mound

      Baseball
    5. Noun

      5.

      plate

      Photography
    6. Noun

      6.

      plate

      Printing
    7. Noun

      7.

      plate (of a vacuum tube), anode

      Electronics

    All Forms

    プレート

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 8,900

    Examples

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      (くるま)にはナンバーが()かれたプレートがある。

      The car has a plate with a number written on it. {plate (often as in 'tectonic plate')}

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      この(てつ)プレート()げられる(ひと)はいないでしょう。

      There probably isn't anyone who can bend this iron plate. {plate (often as in 'tectonic plate')}

      • N1

      プレートのズレや(ゆが)みが地震(じしん)原因(げんいん)であると()きました。

      I heard that the shift or distortion of plates is the cause of earthquakes. {plate (often as in 'tectonic plate')}

      • N1

      ユーラシア大陸(たいりく)(した)にはユーラシアと()ばれるプレートがあるのだとか。

      It is said that there is a plate called Eurasia beneath the Eurasian continent. {plate (often as in 'tectonic plate')}

      • N1

      名前(なまえ)()かれたプレート(みせ)(まえ)()てたら(みせ)知名度(ちめいど)がグンと()がりました。

      The reputation of the store soared when I erected a plate with the name written on it in front of the store. {plate (often as in 'tectonic plate')}

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