Translation guide
Describes a flat or wide head shape, or a type of screw or screwdriver with a flat tip.
Describing a person, animal, or object with a flat or wide head.
Literally 'flat head', used for describing head shapes, especially in medical or technical contexts.
この犬は平頭です。
This dog has a flat head.
Common phrase meaning 'head is flat'. More natural in everyday speech than 平頭.
あの子は頭が平らだね。
That kid has a flat head, huh.
Medical term for a flattened head, such as in plagiocephaly.
赤ちゃんの扁平頭が改善した。
The baby's flat head improved.
Referring to a screw with a single slot or the tool used to drive it.
Do not translate 'flat-head screwdriver' literally as 平頭ドライバー. The standard term is マイナスドライバー. Using 平頭 may cause confusion.
Colloquial term for a flat back of the head, literally 'cliff head'. Often used jokingly.
彼は絶壁頭を気にしている。
He's self-conscious about his flat head.
Standard term for a flat-head screwdriver. 'Minus' refers to the slot shape.
マイナスドライバーを取ってください。
Please hand me the flat-head screwdriver.
Standard term for a flat-head screw.
この部分にはマイナスねじを使います。
Use flat-head screws for this part.
Literally 'slotted screw', a more technical term.
すりわりねじは滑りやすい。
Slotted screws are prone to slipping.
Literally 'flat head screw', but less common than マイナスねじ. May refer to the head shape rather than the drive type.
平頭ねじは面一に仕上がる。
Flat-head screws sit flush with the surface.