CHAdeMO

C3H4A1D2E1M3O1

proper noun

A DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers and promulgated by the Japanese and South Korean automotive industry, circulated worldwide.

OriginJapanese 茶でも →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. automotiveA DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers and promulgated by the Japanese and South Korean automotive industry, circulated worldwide.

Origin

  1. Japaneseお茶でもどうですか“How about a cup of tea?”
  2. Japanese茶でも“Tea?”
  3. EnglishCHAdeMO

Blend of charge + den + move (charge and then move). Punning on the Japanese abbreviated phrase. From Japanese 茶でも (cha-demo, “Tea?”), from Japanese お茶でもどうですか (O-cha demo ikaga desu-ka, “How about a cup of tea?”).

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CHAdeMO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CHAdeMO

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“CHAdeMO.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CHAdeMO. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CHAdeMO,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CHAdeMO.

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