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押し子 (おしこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

押おし子こ

Meanings

1

noun

plunger (of a syringe)

Refers specifically to the movable part of a syringe that is pushed to inject or draw fluid.

注ちゅう射しゃ器きの押おし子こをゆっくり押おしてください。
Please push the plunger of the syringe slowly.

Written forms

押おし子こ
Standard kanji spelling for the syringe plunger.
押おし子こ
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but seen in technical contexts.

Kanji

押push, stop, check
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Etymology

Compound of 押し (oshi, 'pushing') + 子 (ko, 'small object/child'), literally 'pushing piece'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in medical and technical contexts.