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This week we are looking at… 変電(へんでん): electricity transformation 設備(せつび): facility, equipment Related to the “electricity transformation facility” is the transformer: 変電器, where 器(き） describes some sort of machine or device. The electricity transformation equipment can include a transformer, but doesn’t have to. Several things fall under this term: power rails, transformers, all kinds of …
I’m trying to learn some Kanji while I’m here, so I decided to take pictures of more or less useful things to understand. The first one is good to know in case of a fire or other emergency in a building. It’s an “evacuation passageway”： 避難（ひなん）： refuge, shelter, evacuation (the first kanji means “avoid”, the second …
Welcome to RIKEN ー 理化学研究所へようこそう RIKEN is a large research institute in Japan. Its main campus is located in Wako-shi, a little north of Tokyo. Some of its achievements include two Nobel prizes, the creation of element 113 and the SPring-8. It also celebrates its 100th anniversary and is selling these adorable Hello Kitty RIKEN scientist. …