螺子

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
ねじ
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
捻子 (rare)
捩子 (rare)
螺旋 (rare)
ネジ

/nedi//ned͡ʑi/

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō, upper monograde conjugation) verb 捩じる (nejiru, to screw, twist).[1] Alteratively, from the stem form of classical 上二段活用 (kami nidan katsuyō, upper bigrade conjugation) verb 捩づ (nedzu → nezu) of the same meaning.[2]

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Noun[edit]

螺子(ねじ) (nejiねぢ (nedi)?

  1. a screw
  2. a spring or coil that can be wound, such as that of a clock
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Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
on’yomi

From (ra, generic name for shellfish with spiral shells) +‎ (-shi, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()() (rashi

  1. a screw
    Synonyms: スクリュー (sukuryū), 螺子釘 (nejikugi)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN