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巻線 (まきせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巻まき線せん

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Meanings

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noun

winding; coil winding

Technical term for the wire winding of a coil, armature, or similar electrical component.

モーターの巻まき線せんが断だん線せんしている。
The motor winding is broken.
この変へん圧あつ器きの巻まき線せんは銅どう線せんでできている。
The winding of this transformer is made of copper wire.

Written forms

巻まき線せんUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for coil winding.
捲まき線せんUsage5%
Variant kanji form using 捲 (to roll/wind); less common than 巻線.

Kanji

巻scroll, volume, book
線

line, track

捲roll, wind, coil

Similar words

コイル
コイル refers to the coil as a whole component, while 巻線 specifically refers to the wire winding itself.
巻まく
巻く is the general verb 'to wind/roll', whereas 巻線 is the resulting wound wire or the act of winding in a technical sense.

Etymology

Compound of 巻 (まき, 'winding') + 線 (せん, 'wire/line').