Translation guide
A device for measuring temperature. In Japanese, the most common word is 温度計, but specific types like clinical or cooking thermometers have their own terms.
A device that measures temperature in general contexts.
The standard word for any thermometer. Used in science, weather, and everyday life.
この温度計は正確です。
This thermometer is accurate.
温度計で室温を測ってください。
Please measure the room temperature with a thermometer.
A thermometer used to measure human body temperature, often for fever.
Specifically for measuring body temperature. Common in homes and hospitals.
体温計で熱を測ったら38度あった。
When I took my temperature with the thermometer, it was 38 degrees.
新しい体温計は非接触式です。
The new thermometer is a non-contact type.
A thermometer used in cooking to check the internal temperature of food.
Literally 'cooking thermometer'. Used for meat, candy, etc.
料理用温度計で肉の内部温度を確認する。
Check the internal temperature of the meat with a cooking thermometer.
A common alternative, using the English loanword 'kitchen'.
キッチン温度計が壊れたので新しいのを買った。
My kitchen thermometer broke, so I bought a new one.
A thermometer used outdoors to measure air temperature.
Specifically for measuring outside air temperature. Often seen in weather stations or cars.
車の外気温計がマイナス5度を示している。
The car's outside thermometer shows minus 5 degrees.
An older term for a thermometer, often used for room or outdoor temperature. Less common today.
昔の家には寒暖計が壁にかかっていた。
In old houses, a thermometer hung on the wall.
温度計 is the general term for any thermometer. 体温計 is specifically for measuring body temperature. Using 温度計 for a clinical thermometer is understandable but less precise.
体温計で熱を測る。
Take one's temperature with a clinical thermometer.