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.
The standard word for a traditional spinning wheel, commonly used in historical or craft contexts.
My grandmother used to spin wool with a spinning wheel.
A less common synonym for a spinning wheel, emphasizing the act of spinning (tsumugu).
This spinning wheel is from the Edo period.
An industrial machine used in factories to spin fibers into yarn or thread.
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.
Spinning wheels often appear in old tales.
The spinning machines are operating 24 hours a day.
Operating a spinning frame requires skill.