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プランジャー (ぷらんじゃー) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

プランジャー

also: ぷらんじゃ

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Meanings

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noun

A tool with a rubber suction cup on a handle, used to clear clogged drains or toilets.

トイレが詰つまったので、プランジャーで直なおした。
The toilet was clogged, so I fixed it with a plunger.

Written forms

プランジャーUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'plunger'.
プランジャ
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark; less common but still used.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'plunger'.