Translation guide
How to express 'zip' in Japanese, covering fasteners, speed, sound, and computing.
The sliding fastener on clothing, bags, etc.
The most common word for 'zipper' in everyday Japanese.
The zipper broke.
Very common in casual speech. Originally a brand name, now generic.
Zip up your zipper.
Also used, especially in product descriptions or technical contexts.
This bag has a zipper.
To go or move very fast.
The high-pitched sound of something flying by.
To compress files into a ZIP archive.
General verb for 'compress', used for ZIP files.
Please zip the files and send them.
More specific: 'make into a ZIP file'.
Please zip this folder.
Slang for zero or nothing, as in 'zip code' or 'I got zip'.
No direct slang equivalent; translate the meaning.
He got zip on the test.
He zipped through his homework.
He zipped over and grabbed the ball.
The arrow zipped with a sharp sound.