Translation guide
The concept of ventilation in English covers both the physical movement of air and the medical process of breathing. This guide organizes Japanese expressions by these core meanings, from everyday air circulation to specialized medical terms.
To describe letting fresh air into a space or the system that does this.
The most common and general term for ventilation as air exchange. Used for rooms, buildings, and vehicles.
Please ventilate the room.
This office has poor ventilation.
Emphasizes the passage of wind or airflow, often natural. Used in architecture or describing a breezy location.
This house has good ventilation (airflow).
Everyday word for how well air passes through. Often used in daily conversation about homes or clothes.
Please hang it in a well-ventilated place.
To refer to the medical process of assisting or replacing breathing with a machine.
Literally 'artificial respiration'. Covers both manual methods and mechanical ventilation. Often used in compound terms.
The patient is on a ventilator.
Technical medical term for mechanical ventilation. Used in clinical settings.
Mechanical ventilation is necessary.
To describe the act of breathing in and out, especially in a clinical context.
To refer to the physical device or system that provides ventilation.
換気 is the most general and technical term for ventilation, often implying intentional air exchange. 通風 focuses on the passage of wind, often used in architectural contexts. 風通し is a casual, everyday word for how well air flows through a space or item.
Open the window for ventilation.
A design that improves airflow.
This room is airy.
This building is equipped with a ventilation system.