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フリクション Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フリクション

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Meanings

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Used in physics and metaphorical contexts for resistance or conflict, similar to English 'friction'.

機き械かいの部ぶ品ひんのフリクションを減へらすために油あぶらをさし

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I oiled the machine parts to reduce friction.

チーム内ないのフリクションがプロジェクトの進しん行こうを遅おくらせた。

Friction within the team delayed the project's progress.

Related words

摩ま擦さつ
The native Japanese term for 'friction', used in both physical and metaphorical senses. フリクション is a loanword often used in technical or business contexts, while 摩擦 is more common in everyday language.

Word family

フリクションフィード
friction feed

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'friction'.