Translation guide
A spigot is a device for controlling the flow of liquid from a container or pipe. In Japanese, the most common word depends on the context: outdoor water faucets, barrels, and plumbing fixtures each have distinct terms.
The typical outdoor faucet for a garden hose, often attached to a house.
General word for a faucet or tap, including outdoor spigots. Very common.
庭の蛇口から水を出してください。
Please turn on the water from the garden spigot.
A slightly more technical term for a water faucet or valve, often used in plumbing contexts.
外の水栓が凍結しないように注意してください。
Be careful that the outdoor spigot doesn't freeze.
A spigot inserted into a barrel to draw liquid, like wine or soy sauce.
Commonly used for a small valve or tap on a container, like a barrel or tank.
ワイン樽のコックをひねって注いでください。
Turn the spigot on the wine barrel and pour.
Means stopper or plug, but can refer to a spigot-like device on a barrel. Often combined with other words.
醤油樽の栓を抜いてください。
Remove the spigot from the soy sauce barrel.
A spigot as part of a sink or bathtub faucet.
The standard word for any faucet, including kitchen and bathroom spigots.
キッチンの蛇口からお湯が出ません。
Hot water doesn't come out of the kitchen spigot.
Often used for a simple water tap, especially in older or public facilities. Can sound a bit dated.
A device to control flow in pipes, often a shut-off valve.
General term for a valve, used in plumbing and machinery.
元栓のバルブを閉めてください。
Please close the main spigot valve.
Can mean a stopcock or valve, especially in compound words like 元栓 (main valve).
ガスの元栓を確認してください。
Check the main gas spigot.
蛇口 is the everyday word for a faucet or spigot, especially on sinks and outdoors. コック is used for small taps on containers like barrels or tanks. 栓 can mean a stopper, plug, or valve, and is often part of compound words like 元栓 (main valve).
I washed my hands at the spigot in the park.