Translation guide
A device that turns liquid into a fine spray or mist. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is アトマイザー, but other terms exist depending on the context (perfume, medical, industrial).
A small device for spraying liquids like perfume, medicine, or household products.
The most direct loanword from English. Widely understood for perfume bottles, nasal sprays, etc.
この香水はアトマイザー付きです。
This perfume comes with an atomizer.
A general term for any sprayer or atomizer, often used for larger devices like garden sprayers or disinfectant sprayers.
消毒液を噴霧器に入れてください。
Please put the disinfectant in the sprayer.
Often used for spray cans or pump sprays. Can refer to the device or the act of spraying.
このスプレーは化粧水用です。
This spray is for toner.
Specifically for perfume bottles with a bulb or pump spray.
Explicitly 'perfume atomizer'. Used for refillable perfume spray bottles.
旅行用の香水用アトマイザーを買いました。
I bought a travel perfume atomizer.
Commonly used for perfume sprays, especially pump-style.
この香水スプレーは詰め替えできます。
This perfume spray is refillable.
A device for administering medicine as a fine mist into the nose or throat.
Nasal spray medicine. Often refers to the product itself, which includes an atomizer.
花粉症の点鼻薬を使っています。
I use a nasal spray for hay fever.
Medical nebulizer, often for asthma or respiratory treatments. Converts liquid into a fine mist for inhalation.
アトマイザー is a direct loanword and is most natural for small personal items like perfume bottles. 噴霧器 is a broader term for any sprayer, often used for larger or industrial devices. スプレー is very common for pump or aerosol sprays in daily life, but can also refer to the spray itself.
アトマイザーで香水をつける。
Apply perfume with an atomizer.
噴霧器で農薬をまく。
Spray pesticide with a sprayer.
スプレーで水をかける。
Spray water with a spray bottle.
子供が喘息なのでネブライザーを使います。
My child has asthma, so we use a nebulizer.