Translation guide
A counterweight is a weight that balances another weight. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is カウンターウェイト, a loanword from English. Other terms exist for specific contexts like machinery, elevators, or cranes.
A weight used to balance another weight in a mechanical system, such as in elevators, cranes, or scales.
Something that serves as a balancing force or influence, often in politics, economics, or abstract discussions.
The most direct and widely understood term, borrowed from English. Used in technical and everyday contexts.
エレベーターにはカウンターウェイトが付いています。
Elevators have a counterweight.
A native Japanese compound meaning 'balancing weight'. Used in engineering and mechanical contexts.
クレーンの釣り合い重りを調整してください。
Please adjust the counterweight of the crane.
Another loanword, 'balance weight'. Often used interchangeably with カウンターウェイト, especially in automotive or mechanical contexts.
タイヤのバランスウェイトが外れた。
The tire's balance weight came off.
A technical term for a weight used in various mechanisms, including counterweights. More common in written or formal engineering documents.
この装置は重錘によってバランスを保っています。
This device maintains balance by means of a counterweight.
Also used figuratively, similar to English. Common in news and business contexts.
中国は米国に対するカウンターウェイトとしての役割を果たしている。
China serves as a counterweight to the United States.
Means 'opposing force' or 'countervailing power'. Used in political or social contexts.
野党は与党に対する対抗勢力だ。
The opposition party is a counterweight to the ruling party.
Literally 'balancing power'. A more formal or abstract term, often used in economics or international relations.
この政策は市場の均衡力として機能する。
This policy functions as a counterweight in the market.