コンピューターエンジニア
konpyūtā enjinia
The Japanese phrase for 'computer engineer' is コンピューターエンジニア (konpyūtā enjinia).
This term is used to describe someone who specializes in computer engineering. While コンピューターエンジニア is understood, in professional Japanese contexts, people often use more specific titles depending on their actual job duties, such as ソフトウェアエンジニア (software engineer) or システムエンジニア (systems engineer).
Meaning: someone who specializes in computer engineering (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a direct loanword from English, composed of コンピューター (computer) and エンジニア (engineer).
How do you pronounce it?
konpyūtā enjinia
Did you know?
- Japanese professionals often use the abbreviation SE (pronounced as individual letters) to refer to a システムエンジニア in casual workplace conversation.
- In Japan, a システムエンジニア (system engineer) often focuses on client requirements and design rather than coding, while the person writing the code is called a プログラマー (programmer).
- Japanese keyboards used by engineers often utilize the ローマ字 (Romaji) input method, where English letters are typed to produce the phonetic sounds of the loanword コンピューターエンジニア.
Examples in context
- 彼はコンピューターエンジニアです。Kare wa konpyūta enjinia desu.He is a computer engineer.
- コンピューターエンジニアになりたいです。Konpyūta enjinia ni naritai desu.I want to become a computer engineer.
- 私の兄はコンピューターエンジニアとして働いています。Watashi no ani wa konpyūta enjinia to shite hataraite imasu.My older brother works as a computer engineer.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their future career paths at a cafe.
- 蓮 Ren陽葵さんは、将来何をしたいですか？Himari-san wa, shōrai nani o shitai desu ka?Himari, what do you want to do in the future?
- 陽葵 Himariコンピューターエンジニアになりたいと考えています。Konpyūta enjinia ni naritai to kangaete imasu.I am thinking that I want to become a computer engineer.
- 蓮 Renそれはかっこいい仕事ですね。Sore wa kakkoii shigoto desu ne.That is a cool job, isn't it?
- 陽葵 Himariはい、一生懸命勉強します！Hai, isshōkenmei benkyō shimasu!Yes, I will study very hard!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “computer engineer” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
