Translation guide
A fastener used to hold components on a shaft or in a bore. In Japanese, the most common term is スナップリング, but technical contexts may use 止め輪 or specific types.
The learner wants to refer to a snap ring in a general mechanical context.
Loanword from English, widely understood in mechanical and engineering fields.
スナップリングを外してベアリングを取り出した。
I removed the snap ring and took out the bearing.
Native Japanese term meaning 'retaining ring'. Common in technical manuals.
この止め輪はシャフト用です。
This snap ring is for shafts.
The learner needs to specify a snap ring that fits onto a shaft.
Explicitly states it's for a shaft.
シャフト用スナップリングを取り付けてください。
Please install the external snap ring.
Literally 'outer ring retaining ring', used in some technical contexts.
外輪用止め輪が外れている。
The external snap ring is off.
The learner needs to specify a snap ring that fits into a bore or housing.
Standard term for internal snap ring.
穴用スナップリングをプライヤーで広げる。
Expand the internal snap ring with pliers.
Literally 'inner ring retaining ring', used in some technical contexts.
内輪用止め輪を溝にはめ込む。
Fit the internal snap ring into the groove.
The learner wants to refer to a specific type of snap ring like a C-clip or E-clip.
C-shaped retaining ring, often called a C-clip.
C型止め輪をピンにはめる。
Fit the C-clip onto the pin.
E-shaped retaining ring, often called an E-clip.
E型止め輪が外れないように注意する。
Be careful not to let the E-clip come off.
In casual conversation, スナップリング is fine. In formal technical documents, 止め輪 is often preferred. Specify shaft or bore type if context isn't clear.