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ジェニー紡績機 (jeniibousekiki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ジェニー紡ぼう績せき機き

Meanings

1

spinning jenny

Historical textile machine invented by James Hargreaves; used in industrial revolution contexts.

See also: 紡績機械

ジェニー紡ぼう績せき機きはじゅは18世紀うはっせいきにイギリスで発はつ明めいされた。
The spinning jenny was invented in England in the 18th century.

Kanji

紡spinning
績exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons
機loom, mechanism, machine

Related words

紡ぼう績せき機き械かい
紡績機械 is a general term for spinning machinery, while ジェニー紡績機 refers specifically to the historical spinning jenny.

Etymology

Formed from ジェニー, representing English “jenny” in the machine name “spinning jenny,” and 紡績機 (“spinning machine”). The origin of English “jenny” in this name is uncertain.