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制輪子 (せいりんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

制せい輪りん子し

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Meanings

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noun

Technical term for the component that presses against a wheel or drum to slow or stop a vehicle.

制せい輪りん子しが摩ま耗もうしているので交こう換かんが必ひつ要ようだ。
The brake shoe is worn out and needs to be replaced.

Kanji

制system, law, rule
輪wheel, ring, circle
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

ブレーキパッド
ブレーキパッド is the more common term for disc brake pads, while 制輪子 specifically refers to the shoe in drum brakes or railway brakes.

Etymology

Compound of 制 (control, restrain) + 輪 (wheel) + 子 (small object). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'brake shoe'.