Translation guide
A bobbin is a small spool that holds thread, used in sewing machines, weaving, or lace-making. In Japanese, the most common word is ボビン, a loanword from English. There are also traditional terms for specific types of bobbins used in Japanese crafts.
The small spool that holds the lower thread in a sewing machine.
The standard loanword for a sewing machine bobbin. Widely understood and used in modern contexts.
ミシンのボビンに糸を巻いてください。
Please wind the thread onto the sewing machine bobbin.
Literally 'lower thread bobbin', used to specify the bobbin that holds the bottom thread in a sewing machine.
下糸ボビンが空になったので交換します。
The lower thread bobbin is empty, so I'll replace it.
A small wooden or plastic spool used in traditional lace-making (bobbin lace) or hand-weaving.
Also used for bobbins in lace-making, though context may be needed. Often specified as レースのボビン.
レース編み用のボビンを買いました。
I bought bobbins for lace-making.
A general term for a spool or reel for thread. Can refer to a bobbin, but less specific than ボビン.
A shuttle used in weaving, which holds the bobbin. Sometimes translated as 'bobbin' in weaving contexts, but technically the shuttle itself.
機織り機の杼が素早く動く。
The shuttle of the loom moves quickly.
A cylindrical form around which wire is wound to create a coil or transformer.
Used in technical contexts for coil bobbins. Often part of compound words like コイルボビン.
このトランスのボビンはプラスチック製です。
The bobbin of this transformer is made of plastic.
A general term for a winding frame or spool, used in electrical engineering.
巻枠に銅線を巻いてコイルを作る。
Wind copper wire around the bobbin to make a coil.
ボビン is a loanword and is understood in most modern contexts. If you need to be specific, add a modifier like ミシンの (sewing machine) or レースの (lace).
祖母の糸巻きには絹糸が巻かれていた。
Silk thread was wound around my grandmother's bobbin.