Translation guide
A device or person that sprays liquid. In Japanese, the word depends on the context: a spray bottle, an agricultural sprayer, or a person spraying.
A handheld bottle with a trigger or pump that sprays liquid, commonly used for cleaning or gardening.
The most common term for a spray bottle. A loanword from English, widely understood.
Please put water in the spray bottle.
Literally 'mist sprayer'. Often used for small spray bottles for plants or hair, but can refer to any sprayer that produces a fine mist.
I water the houseplants with a sprayer.
Can mean 'spray' or 'sprayer', but ambiguous. Often refers to the spray itself or aerosol cans. Use with caution.
May be misunderstood as the spray action or aerosol product rather than the device.
This sprayer is broken.
A larger tank sprayer used for applying pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers in farming or gardening.
Standard term for a sprayer that atomizes liquid, used in agriculture and gardening. Can be handheld or backpack type.
Farmers spray pesticides with a sprayer.
A machine for scattering or spraying, often used for larger equipment. Can refer to granular spreaders as well, so context matters.
Power sprayer, typically engine-driven. Used in professional agriculture.
A person whose job is to spray something, such as paint or pesticides.
スプレーボトル is a general spray bottle, often with a trigger. 霧吹き emphasizes a fine mist and is traditionally a pump-style bottle, but the distinction is blurring. For cleaning products, スプレーボトル is more common.
a spray bottle for cleaning
dampen hair with a mist sprayer
Use a spreader/sprayer to apply fertilizer.
Power sprayers are used in large fields.
The sprayer is applying pesticide.