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.
The most common word for a baseball mitt, borrowed from English. Used specifically for the catcher's or first baseman's mitt, but often used broadly for any baseball glove.
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.
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.
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.
This oven mitt has excellent heat resistance.
A generic loanword for 'mitten', sometimes used for oven mitts, but more commonly refers to winter mittens.
I'm looking for kitchen mitts.
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).
For kids, mittens are better than gloves with fingers.