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皿ねじ (さらねじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

皿さらねじ

Meanings

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noun

countersunk screw

A screw with a flat or conical head designed to sit flush with or below the surface of the material. Common in woodworking and metal assembly.

この部ぶ分ぶんには皿さらねじを使つかって、表ひょう面めんが平たいらになるようにしてください。
Please use countersunk screws for this part so that the surface becomes flat.
皿さらねじは、木もく材ざい同どう士しをきれいに接せつ合ごうするのに便べん利りだ。
Countersunk screws are convenient for neatly joining pieces of wood together.

Written forms

皿さらねじ
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling for this technical term.
皿さらネジ
Katakana variant of the second element, common in technical contexts.
皿さら螺子ねじ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the second character is uncommon.
サラネジ
kana-only spelling
Full katakana spelling, sometimes seen in parts lists or technical drawings.

Kanji

皿

dish, a helping, plate

螺small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

ねじ
Generic term for screw; 皿ねじ specifically refers to the countersunk head type.
ボルト
Bolt; typically used with a nut, whereas 皿ねじ is often driven directly into a material.

Etymology

Compound of 皿 (さら, 'dish, plate') and ねじ ('screw'), referring to the dish-like shape of the screw head.