Translation guide
A blowhole is a hole on the top of a whale or dolphin's head used for breathing. It can also refer to a hole in ice or rock where air or water blows through, or a vent for air or gas.
The hole on top of a whale or dolphin's head for breathing.
Standard biological term for a cetacean blowhole.
The whale spouted water from its blowhole.
Literally 'breathing hole', used in biological contexts.
A dolphin's blowhole is on the top of its head.
Colloquial, literally 'spout hole', less common in formal writing.
The children stared at the whale's blowhole.
A hole in ice or rock through which air or water blows, often found in sea caves or lava tubes.
Used for coastal blowholes where waves force water upward.
There is a famous blowhole on this coast.
Can also refer to a volcanic vent or fumarole, but context distinguishes it from the whale meaning.
General term for an air hole, but can be used for a blowhole in ice or rock.
A vent or opening for air or gas, such as in a machine or structure.
噴気孔 (funkikō) is the standard term for a whale's blowhole and also for volcanic vents. 潮吹き穴 (shiofukiana) specifically refers to a coastal blowhole where waves spout water. For general air vents, use 通気孔 (tsūkikō).
火山の噴気孔から蒸気が噴き出している。
Steam is gushing from the volcanic blowhole.
There is a blowhole in the ice, and wind blows through it.
この容器には空気抜きの穴がある。
This container has a blowhole for air release.
Steam is coming out of the pressure cooker's blowhole.