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 〜コンセントそうしましょう

これまでわからなかったげんいんひとが、さいきんあきされましたコンセントと、そこプラグ(注1)げんしょうで、トラッキングげんしょういるものです

ながあいだプラグコンセントまましておくと、プラグコンセントじょじょほこりたまりそのほこり湿気しっけくわげんしょうですプラグふた(注2)じょじょ(注3)でんながみちトラック)ができやがてこのでんみちおおでんりゅうながようなりのだそうです

にちじょうせいかつではプラグコンセントまましておくことおおことと、このぶんほこりつきにくいことからほこりたまってしまいますかべコンセントプラグそうも、ていてきするようしてください

マンションかんくみあい


ちゅう1)プラグでんまえ

ちゅう2)いちぶんかたとくうすきんぞくについて

ちゅう3)くろなること

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  1. 1トラッキング現象はどこで起きるか。
  2. 2トラッキング現象の原因でないものはどれか。
  3. 3トラッキング現象を起こさないようにするために必要なことは何か。

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Vocabulary14 words
  • 明らかあきらか
    • ·clear; obvious; evident; plain; definite
    • ·bright; light
    N3
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • 現象げんしょう
    • ·phenomenon
    N3
  • 徐々にじょじょに
    • ·gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
    N3
  • ほこり
    • ·dust
    N3
  • 加わるくわわる
    • ·to be added to; to be appended
    • ·to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
    • ·to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
    • ·to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted
    N3
  • 起こるおこる
    • ·to occur; to happen
    N3
  • 流れるながれる
    • ·to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
    • ·to be washed away; to be carried
    • ·to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
    • ·to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
    • ·to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
    • ·to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
    • ·to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
    • ·to be called off; to be forfeited
    • ·to disappear; to be removed
    N3
  • やがて
    • ·before long; soon; shortly
    • ·almost; nearly
    • ·finally; in the end; eventually
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 部分ぶぶん
    • ·portion; section; part
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 金属きんぞく
    • ·metal
    N3
Other levels46 words
  • 掃除そうじ
    • ·cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しましょう
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わからなかった
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されました
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    N5
  • 差すさすAs it appears here: 差した
    • ·to shine
    • ·to be visible
    • ·to be tinged with
    • ·to rise (of water levels); to flow in
    • ·to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
    • ·to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise
    • ·to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
    • ·to insert; to put in
    • ·to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm
    • ·to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm
    • ·to pole (a boat)
    • ·to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
    • ·to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
    • ·to light (a fire); to burn
    • ·to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
    • ·to stop in the midst of; to leave undone
    N5
  • 起きるおきる
    • ·to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
    • ·to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
    • ·to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
    N5
  • 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼ばれて
    • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
    • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
    • ·to invite
    • ·to designate; to name; to brand
    • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
    • ·to take as one's wife
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 二つふたつ
    • ·two
    N5
  • 電気でんき
    • ·electricity
    • ·(electric) light
    N5
  • みち
    • ·road; path; street; lane; passage
    • ·route; way
    • ·distance; journey
    • ·road (e.g. to victory); course
    • ·way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
    • ·teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
    • ·field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
    • ·means; way; method
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: でき
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なり
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 出るでる
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知らない
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 名前なまえ
    • ·name
    • ·given name; first name
    N5
  • 薄いうすい
    • ·thin (of an object)
    • ·pale; light; faint
    • ·watery; thin; diluted
    • ·weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.); not much (of a presence)
    • ·slim (probability, etc.); small
    • ·sparse; patchy; scattered
    N5
  • 黒いくろいAs it appears here: 黒く
    • ·black
    • ·dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin)
    • ·suspicious; criminal; illicit
    • ·darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt
    • ·evil; wicked; black-hearted
    • ·inauspicious; ill-boding; unlucky
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 火事かじ
    • ·fire; conflagration
    N4
  • 原因げんいん
    • ·cause; origin; source
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
    • ·fire; flame; blaze
    N4
  • かべ
    • ·wall; partition
    • ·barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty
    • ·Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
    • ·wall (of stones)
    N4
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 焼けるやけるAs it appears here: 焼けて
    • ·to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames
    • ·to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked
    • ·to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun)
    • ·to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
    • ·to become hot (from the sun)
    • ·to be jealous; to be envious
    N4
  • たまるAs it appears here: たまり
    • ·to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
    N2
  • 湿気しっけ
    • ·moisture; humidity; dampness
    N2
  • 焦げるこげるAs it appears here: 焦げて
    • ·to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
    N2
  • 電流でんりゅう
    • ·electric current
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: つき
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • たまるAs it appears here: たまって
    • ·to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
    N2
  • 器具きぐ
    • ·utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
    N2
  • 焦げるこげる
    • ·to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
    N2
    • ·edge (of a knife or sword); blade
    • ·prong (of an electrical plug)
    N1
  • 一部分いちぶぶん
    • ·one part; one portion; one section
    N1
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ままN32 times in this passage

    Expresses that a state is left unchanged while something else is done or happens; 'as it is / while still (in that state).'

    長い間プラグとコンセントを差したままにしておくと、プラグとコンセントの間に徐々にほこりがたまり、そのほこりに湿気が加わると起こる現象です。

    When a plug is left inserted in an outlet for a long time, dust gradually builds up between the plug and the outlet, and this phenomenon occurs when moisture is added to that dust.

  • ことからN3

    Introduces the fact or evidence from which a conclusion, name, or judgment follows — 'because of the fact that / which is why.'

    日常生活ではプラグはコンセントに差したままにしておくことが多いことと、この部分のほこりは目につきにくいことから、知らない間にほこりがたまってしまいます。

    In everyday life, plugs are often left inserted in outlets, and because dust in this area is difficult to see, it can build up without anyone noticing.

  • 的(てき)N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    壁のコンセントとプラグの間の掃除も、定期的にするようにしてください。

    Therefore, please make sure to clean the area between wall outlets and plugs regularly as well.

  • についてN3

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    (注2)刃:器具の一部分の呼び方、特に薄い金属について

    (Note 2) Prong: the name of a part of a device, especially a thin metal part

Other levels15 patterns
  • やがてN2

    Adverb signalling that something will come to pass after some time — "before long," "eventually," "in time."

    プラグの二つの刃の間が徐々に焦げて電気が流れる道(トラック)ができ、やがて、この電気の道に大きな電流が流れるようになり、火が出るのだそうです。

    The area between the two prongs of the plug gradually becomes scorched, creating an electrical path called a “track”; eventually, a large current begins to flow through this path and causes a fire.

  • 間(あいだ)N44 times in this passage

    Marks a span of time or space throughout which, or between whose endpoints, something else continuously holds — 'while; during; between'.

    コンセントと、そこに差したプラグの間に起きる現象で、トラッキング現象と呼ばれているものです。

    It is a phenomenon that occurs between an electrical outlet and the plug inserted into it, known as the “tracking phenomenon.”

  • 〜ておくN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    長い間プラグとコンセントを差したままにしておくと、プラグとコンセントの間に徐々にほこりがたまり、そのほこりに湿気が加わると起こる現象です。

    When a plug is left inserted in an outlet for a long time, dust gradually builds up between the plug and the outlet, and this phenomenon occurs when moisture is added to that dust.

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    プラグの二つの刃の間が徐々に焦げて電気が流れる道(トラック)ができ、やがて、この電気の道に大きな電流が流れるようになり、火が出るのだそうです。

    The area between the two prongs of the plug gradually becomes scorched, creating an electrical path called a “track”; eventually, a large current begins to flow through this path and causes a fire.

  • そうだN4

    Reports information the speaker heard from another source, attached to a plain form — "I hear that…, they say…, apparently."

    プラグの二つの刃の間が徐々に焦げて電気が流れる道(トラック)ができ、やがて、この電気の道に大きな電流が流れるようになり、火が出るのだそうです

    The area between the two prongs of the plug gradually becomes scorched, creating an electrical path called a “track”; eventually, a large current begins to flow through this path and causes a fire.

  • にくいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to say an action is hard to perform, 'difficult to ~ / hard to ~.'

    日常生活ではプラグはコンセントに差したままにしておくことが多いことと、この部分のほこりは目につきにくいことから、知らない間にほこりがたまってしまいます。

    In everyday life, plugs are often left inserted in outlets, and because dust in this area is difficult to see, it can build up without anyone noticing.

  • 間に(あいだに)N4

    Marks a point within a time span at which a one-time action happens before the span ends — 'while; during; before (it ends)'.

    日常生活ではプラグはコンセントに差したままにしておくことが多いことと、この部分のほこりは目につきにくいことから、知らない間にほこりがたまってしまいます。

    In everyday life, plugs are often left inserted in outlets, and because dust in this area is difficult to see, it can build up without anyone noticing.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    日常生活ではプラグはコンセントに差したままにしておくことが多いことと、この部分のほこりは目につきにくいことから、知らない間にほこりがたまってしまいます。

    In everyday life, plugs are often left inserted in outlets, and because dust in this area is difficult to see, it can build up without anyone noticing.

  • ようにするN4

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    壁のコンセントとプラグの間の掃除も、定期的にするようにしてください。

    Therefore, please make sure to clean the area between wall outlets and plugs regularly as well.

  • 〜ましょうN5

    A polite invitation or suggestion to do something together — “let's do”.

    お知らせ 〜コンセントを掃除しましょう

    Notice 〜Let's Clean Electrical Outlets〜

  • までN5

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    これまでわからなかった火事の原因の一つが、最近、明らかにされました。

    Recently, one of the previously unknown causes of fires has been identified.

  • にするN53 times in this passage

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    これまでわからなかった火事の原因の一つが、最近、明らかにされました。

    Recently, one of the previously unknown causes of fires has been identified.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    コンセントと、そこに差したプラグの間に起きる現象で、トラッキング現象と呼ばれているものです。

    It is a phenomenon that occurs between an electrical outlet and the plug inserted into it, known as the “tracking phenomenon.”

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    コンセントと、そこに差したプラグの間に起きる現象で、トラッキング現象と呼ばれているものです

    It is a phenomenon that occurs between an electrical outlet and the plug inserted into it, known as the “tracking phenomenon.”

  • 〜てくださいN5

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    壁のコンセントとプラグの間の掃除も、定期的にするようにしてください

    Therefore, please make sure to clean the area between wall outlets and plugs regularly as well.

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