Translation guide
How to express the concept of an indentation—a recess, notch, or dent—in Japanese, depending on what kind of indentation and context.
A sunken area or hollow in an otherwise flat or smooth surface, like a dent in a car or a notch in wood.
General word for a dent, hollow, or depression. Works for dents in metal, hollows in the ground, etc.
車にへこみができた。
There's a dent in the car.
A hollow or depression, often naturally formed or intentionally made, like a dimple or a hollow in a rock.
岩のくぼみに水がたまっている。
Water is collecting in a hollow in the rock.
Kanji form of へこみ, less common in everyday writing but seen in formal or technical contexts.
凹みを直す。
Fix the dent.
A V-shaped or rectangular cut into the edge of something, like a notch in a piece of wood or a tab on a folder.
A cut or notch made deliberately, like a notch in wood or a slit in fabric.
木材に切り込みを入れる。
Make a notch in the wood.
A notch or nick, often small and repeated, like the notches on a ruler or a tally stick.
棒に刻み目をつける。
Make a notch on the stick.
The space at the beginning of a paragraph or line in writing or coding.
The standard term for indentation in text, especially in word processing or programming.
段落の先頭を字下げする。
Indent the beginning of the paragraph.
Loanword from English, commonly used in programming and tech contexts.
A recess in a coastline, like a small bay or cove.
A small bay, inlet, or cove. Often used in geographical descriptions.
海岸線には小さな入り江がいくつもある。
There are several small inlets along the coastline.
A more technical term for an indentation of a coastline, often used in geography.
湾入部に港がある。
There is a port in the indentation.
Align the indentation of the code.