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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

カートリッジ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka-to-ri-jji

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cartridge/ˈkɑːr.trɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"プリンターのカートリッジを交換しました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A container holding a supply of something, typically used in firearms or printers.

    "He replaced the ink cartridge in the printer to continue printing his documents."
  2. 2

    A cylindrical container that holds a charge of explosive material, used in firearms.

    "The soldier loaded a cartridge into his rifle before heading into the field."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'cartouche', which comes from the Italian 'cartoccia' meaning a roll of paper, ultimately originating from the Latin 'charta' for paper or papyrus. Originally referring to a paper case containing a charge of gunpowder, the term evolved historically to describe self-contained units of ammunition and later expanded into modern technology for sealed modules.

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