Translation guide
A mitt is a type of glove, usually without individual fingers, used in sports like baseball or for oven use. In Japanese, the word depends on the specific type of mitt.
The large leather glove worn by baseball players to catch the ball.
A padded glove used to handle hot dishes in the kitchen.
A warm hand covering with a single section for all fingers, worn in cold weather.
The standard word for winter mittens. Often used for children's mittens or fashion mittens.
He bought a new mitt.
Refers to a baseball glove in general, including fielder's gloves. While 'mitt' specifically means a catcher's or first baseman's mitt, 'グローブ' is often used interchangeably in casual conversation.
グローブをはめてキャッチボールをしよう。
Put on your glove and let's play catch.
Literally 'pot grabber'. This is the standard term for an oven mitt or pot holder, though it can also refer to a cloth pad.
熱い鍋を持つときは鍋つかみを使ってください。
Please use an oven mitt when handling hot pots.
A direct loanword from English 'oven mitt'. Less common than 鍋つかみ but understood, especially in product names.
このオーブンミトンは耐熱性に優れています。
This oven mitt has excellent heat resistance.
A generic loanword for 'mitten', sometimes used for oven mitts, but more commonly refers to winter mittens.
キッチン用のミトンを探しています。
I'm looking for kitchen mitts.
寒い日はミトンをはめると暖かい。
On cold days, wearing mittens keeps you warm.
General word for gloves, including mittens. If you need to specify mittens, you can say ミトン型の手袋 (mitten-type gloves).
子供には指が出せる手袋よりミトンの方がいい。
For kids, mittens are better than gloves with fingers.