Translation guide
A stopper is something that stops or blocks movement, flow, or action. This guide covers physical objects, devices, and metaphorical uses.
A physical item used to stop flow or movement, like a plug, cork, or wedge.
General word for a stopper, plug, or cork. Used for bottles, sinks, etc.
Pull out the bathtub plug.
瓶に栓をする
Put a stopper in the bottle.
Loanword from English, used for various stoppers, especially mechanical ones like door stoppers.
ドアストッパーを買った
I bought a door stopper.
Refers to stuffing or packing material used to block a gap. More like 'filler' or 'wadding'.
隙間に詰め物をする
Stuff a stopper into the gap.
A mechanical part that halts movement, like a doorstop, brake, or limit switch.
Generic term for a fastener or stopper device. Can refer to a catch, latch, or stop.
引き出しの止め具が壊れた
The drawer stopper broke.
Commonly used in compound words for mechanical stoppers (e.g., ドアストッパー, チェーンストッパー).
Literally 'tooth stop'; a ratchet or pawl that prevents backward motion. Also used metaphorically for a check or brake on something.
Someone or something that stops an action or process, like a showstopper or conversation stopper.
Idiom meaning 'to pour cold water on' something; to be a wet blanket or conversation stopper.
彼の発言が話に水を差した
His remark was a conversation stopper.
A person who is a hindrance or 'stopper' in the sense of being an obstacle.
Formal term for a person who obstructs or prevents something. Rare in casual speech.
改革の阻止者たち
The stoppers of reform.
A defensive player in soccer or other sports who stops the opposing team.
In soccer, a stopper is a central defender who marks the opposing forward tightly.
彼はチームのストッパーだ
He is the team's stopper.
General term for defender; not specific to the stopper role but often used.
A card that prevents further action in a game like bridge or hearts.
Used in contract bridge to mean a card that stops the opponents from running a suit.
このハンドにはスペードのストッパーがない
This hand has no spade stopper.
English 'stopper' in phrases like 'showstopper' or 'conversation stopper' does not translate directly. Use idiomatic expressions like 水を差す or rephrase.
この機械には安全ストッパーが付いている
This machine has a safety stopper.
A stopper is applied (metaphorically, a check is put on something).
He is a stopper to the plan.
The defender stopped the opponent's attack.