Translation guide
A device used for spinning thread or yarn from fibers. In Japanese, the term depends on context: traditional spinning wheels, modern industrial machines, or figurative uses.
A hand- or foot-operated device for spinning fibers into thread, often wooden and used in crafts or historical settings.
An industrial machine used in factories to spin fibers into yarn or thread.
Refers to a spinning machine in textile manufacturing. '紡績' means spinning (industrial).
この工場には最新の紡績機が導入されている。
The latest spinning machines have been introduced in this factory.
Used metaphorically to describe something that spins or rotates, like a wheel on a vehicle or a game show wheel.
糸車 (itoguruma) is a traditional hand/foot-operated spinning wheel, while 紡績機 (bōsekiki) is an industrial spinning machine. Use 糸車 for crafts, history, or fairy tales; use 紡績機 for factories.
糸車は昔話によく出てくる。
Spinning wheels often appear in old tales.
紡績機が24時間稼働している。
The spinning machines are operating 24 hours a day.
The standard word for a traditional spinning wheel, commonly used in historical or craft contexts.
祖母は糸車で羊毛を紡いでいた。
My grandmother used to spin wool with a spinning wheel.
A less common synonym for a spinning wheel, emphasizing the act of spinning (tsumugu).
この紡ぎ車は江戸時代のものです。
This spinning wheel is from the Edo period.
Specifically a fine spinning frame used in cotton spinning mills.
精紡機の操作には熟練が必要だ。
Operating a spinning frame requires skill.