Translation guide
A system of tubes that uses air pressure to transport cylindrical containers. In Japanese, the most common term is 気送管 (kisōkan), but depending on context, other expressions like エアシューター or descriptive phrases may be used.
The physical system of tubes using air pressure to send capsules, often in banks, hospitals, or older buildings.
The standard technical term for a pneumatic tube system. Used in formal or technical contexts.
In the hospital, they send samples through the pneumatic tube system.
A common loanword from English 'air shooter', often used in everyday conversation or commercial settings (e.g., in some retail stores or older buildings).
That department store still has a pneumatic tube system.
A more literal and technical term, 'air pressure sending tube'. Rarely used in everyday language; may appear in engineering documents.
This factory uses pneumatic tubes to transport parts.
The cylindrical container that travels through the tube.
A toy or science kit that uses air pressure to send small containers through tubes, often for fun or education.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'air pressure tube toy'. Not a fixed term, but clearly conveys the idea.
The child is playing with a pneumatic tube toy.
Shorter, using 'air tube' as a loanword. Common in product descriptions.
This pneumatic tube toy doesn't need batteries.
In everyday conversation, Japanese speakers might simply describe the system rather than use a specific term. For example, they might say 「空気で送る管のシステム」(a tube system that sends things by air) if the technical term is not known.
カプセルが詰まってしまった。
The capsule got stuck.