"Hitachi" meaning in English

See Hitachi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 日立 (ひたち, Hitachi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|日立||tr=ひたち, Hitachi}} Japanese 日立 (ひたち, Hitachi) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hitachi
  1. a Japanese company and brand name. Translations (company): 日立 (Rìlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 日立 (Hitachi) (alt: ひたち) (Japanese), 히타치 (Hitachi) (Korean), Хита́чи (Xitáči) [feminine] (Russian), Хита́ти (Xitáti) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Hitachi-en-name-6OVJJeij Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 0 20 20 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 46 1 17 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 1 22 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 56 3 22 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 2 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 84 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 58 6 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 1 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 58 1 22 19 Disambiguation of 'company': 100 0 0
  2. Hitachi, a city in Ibaraki prefecture
    Sense id: en-Hitachi-en-name-FAxLm~k5
  3. Hitachi Province, a former region in Japan
    Sense id: en-Hitachi-en-name-H1nQwA4g

Noun

Forms: Hitachis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 日立 (ひたち, Hitachi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|日立||tr=ひたち, Hitachi}} Japanese 日立 (ひたち, Hitachi) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hitachi (plural Hitachis)
  1. (genericized trademark) A Hitachi Magic Wand or similar magic wand vibrator.
    Sense id: en-Hitachi-en-noun-TagT-M1j Categories (other): English genericized trademarks
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