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.
Please splice the ropes.
To join by splicing, often used for ropes, wires, or film.
I spliced the broken wires together.
Specifically refers to splicing by braiding or weaving, common in traditional ropework.
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.
I edited the film by splicing it together.
Loanword from English, used in technical contexts like film or audio editing.
I spliced the tape to connect the songs.
To combine DNA or RNA segments in genetic engineering.
To connect two pieces of material by overlapping or joining ends.
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.
Splice the rope, don't just tie it.
They splice genes to improve crops.