Translation guide
A device for moving or compressing air, used for inflating tires, balls, or other objects, or for aerating water.
A pump used to inflate tires, balls, air mattresses, etc.
The most common and general term for a manual or foot-operated air pump used to inflate things like bicycle tires, balls, and inflatable toys.
An electric device that compresses air, often used for power tools or quickly inflating large items.
A small pump used to aerate water in fish tanks or ponds.
Specifically used for aquarium air pumps. The long vowel mark is often used in product names.
水槽にエアーポンプを設置した。
I installed an air pump in the aquarium.
I pumped up the bicycle tire with an air pump.
空気入れを貸してもらえますか？
Can I borrow an air pump?
A general loanword for 'pump', often used for various types of pumps including air pumps. Can be ambiguous, so context is needed.
空気ポンプが必要です。
I need an air pump.
A direct loanword for 'air pump', commonly used in technical or product contexts, but less common in everyday speech than 空気入れ.
このエアポンプは静かです。
This air pump is quiet.
Refers specifically to an air compressor, a machine that stores compressed air for tools or heavy-duty inflation.
エアコンプレッサーでタイヤを膨らませた。
I inflated the tire with an air compressor.
An electric air pump, often portable and used for inflating car tires or air mattresses. Literally 'electric air pump'.
電動空気入れは車に常備しています。
I keep an electric air pump in the car.
A colloquial, onomatopoeic term for an aquarium air pump, often used by children or in casual conversation. It mimics the bubbling sound.
金魚の水槽にブクブクを入れた。
I put a bubbler (air pump) in the goldfish tank.