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単3乾電池

English translation: AA battery

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Japanese term or phrase:単3乾電池
English translation:AA battery
Entered by: Germaine A Hoston

23:39 Dec 14, 2009
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia / Battery type
Japanese term or phrase: 単3乾電池
Does anyone know what the English equivalent for this size battery is? Is this a AAA battery?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Germaine A Hoston
Local time: 18:36
AA battery
Explanation:
It is the same size and same voltage dry cell and they are replaceable each other.
Selected response from:

Naoki Inumaru
Japan
Local time: 10:36
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3AA battery
Naoki Inumaru
5 +1AA
Shimpei Shimizu (X)
5AA Battery (Dry cell)
Kim Carlson Tadenuma
4AAA battery
Roderick Anderson


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
AA


Explanation:
AA

Shimpei Shimizu (X)
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of: Japanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miho Ohashi
1 min
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
AA battery


Explanation:
It is the same size and same voltage dry cell and they are replaceable each other.


Naoki Inumaru
Japan
Local time: 10:36
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miho Ohashi
7 mins
agree  keiko miyazaki
23 mins
agree  Aogara
14 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
AAA battery


Explanation:
Please see link.

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-12-14 23:47:44 GMT)
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Whoops! Should be "AA"


    Reference: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%BE%E9%9B%BB%E6%B1%A0
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cell
Roderick Anderson
Japan
Local time: 10:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
AA Battery (Dry cell)


Explanation:
These are the standard for Battery
Japanese / American
単1=D
単2=C
単3=AA
単4=AAA
単5=N
単6=AAAA


    Reference: /http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%BE%E9%9B%BB%E6%B1%A0
Kim Carlson Tadenuma
Japan
Local time: 10:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
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