Translation guide
A wheel with a grooved rim used to change the direction of a force, often with a rope or belt.
A wheel with a grooved rim used with a rope or belt to lift loads or transmit power.
The standard technical term for a pulley, used in physics, engineering, and everyday contexts.
滑車を使うと、重い物を楽に持ち上げられます。
Using a pulley makes it easier to lift heavy objects.
この滑車はロープが外れないように溝が付いています。
This pulley has a groove to keep the rope from slipping off.
Loanword from English, common in mechanical and industrial contexts, especially for belt-driven systems.
エンジンのプーリーが摩耗しているので交換が必要です。
The engine pulley is worn out and needs to be replaced.
A basic mechanical device used to demonstrate principles of force and work.
Used in educational settings when teaching about simple machines.
理科の授業で滑車の実験をしました。
We did a pulley experiment in science class.
A small pulley used for hanging laundry to move the line.
Specifically a pulley for a clothesline.
物干し滑車が錆びて動かなくなった。
The clothesline pulley rusted and stopped moving.
A pulley system used in gyms for resistance training.
Refers to the whole cable pulley machine in a gym.
ケーブルマシンで背中のトレーニングをした。
I trained my back on the cable machine.
Can refer to the pulley component in gym equipment.
このマシンのプーリーはとても滑らかだ。
The pulley on this machine is very smooth.