Translation guide
To join two things, especially ropes, wires, film, or genetic material, by interweaving or connecting their ends.
To connect two ropes, cables, or wires by intertwining their strands.
General term for splicing ropes or wires by twisting strands together.
ロープをより継ぎしてください。
Please splice the ropes.
To join by splicing, often used for ropes, wires, or film.
切れたワイヤーを継ぎ合わせた。
I spliced the broken wires together.
Specifically refers to splicing by braiding or weaving, common in traditional ropework.
漁師は網を編み継ぎして修理する。
Fishermen repair nets by splicing them.
To connect two pieces of film or magnetic tape by cutting and joining.
Commonly used for splicing film or tape.
フィルムをつなぎ合わせて編集した。
I edited the film by splicing it together.
Loanword from English, used in technical contexts like film or audio editing.
テープをスプライスして曲をつなげた。
I spliced the tape to connect the songs.
To combine DNA or RNA segments in genetic engineering.
Standard term in molecular biology for gene splicing.
遺伝子をスプライシングして新しいタンパク質を作る。
They splice genes to create new proteins.
Broader term for genetic recombination, often used in non-specialist contexts.
遺伝子を組み換えて作物を改良する。
They splice genes to improve crops.
To connect two pieces of material by overlapping or joining ends.
General verb for joining or splicing materials like wood, often with a scarf joint.
板を継いで長くする。
Splice boards to make them longer.
Technical term for joining or bonding, used in engineering.
パイプを接合する。
Splice pipes together.
Splicing (より継ぎ) specifically involves interweaving strands, unlike simply tying a knot (結ぶ) or welding (溶接する). Use the appropriate term based on the method.
ロープを結ぶのではなく、より継ぎする。
Splice the rope, don't just tie it.