ワット

ワット · watto · JLPT N1 · noun

watt

💡 Sounds like English what: answers how fast energy flows; named for James Watt

Named after James Watt, whose steam-engine improvements made power a measurable quantity. One watt is one joule per second, so a 60 W bulb uses 60 joules every second.

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