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止めネジ (とめねじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

止とめネジ

と

め

ね

じ

Meanings

1

noun

set screw

A screw used to secure an object within or against another object, often without a nut. Common in mechanical and engineering contexts.

この部ぶ品ひんは止とめネジで固こ定ていされています。
This part is secured with a set screw.
止とめネジを締しめて、軸じくが動うごかないようにしてください。
Tighten the set screw so that the shaft does not move.

Written forms

止とめネジUsage33%
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling for 'set screw'.
止とめねじUsage67%
All-hiragana variant of the common spelling.
留とめネジ
Alternate kanji 留め is also used for 'fastening'.
止とめ螺子ねじ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling using 螺子 for 'screw'.

留とめ螺子ねじ

rarely-used kanji form

Rare kanji spelling combining 留め and 螺子.

Kanji

止stop, halt
螺small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
留detain, fasten, halt

Similar words

ボルト
A bolt typically requires a nut and is used for clamping parts together, while a set screw is often used without a nut to secure one part inside another.
ネジ
General term for screw; 止めネジ specifically refers to a set screw used for fastening or positioning.

Etymology

Compound of 止め (tome, 'stopping, fixing') and ネジ (neji, 'screw'). The kanji 留め is also used with a similar meaning of 'fastening'.