ローラー

also: ローラ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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Refers to a cylindrical tool or device that rolls, such as a paint roller, hair roller, or conveyor roller.

I bought a roller to paint the wall.

工こう場じょうのベルトコンベアにはたくさんのローラーが使つかわれている。

Many rollers are used in the factory's conveyor belt.

〈物もの〉にローラーをかけるto run a roller over something
壁かべにペンキ用ようのローラーをかけた。
I ran a paint roller over the wall.
〈物もの〉をローラーで塗ぬるto paint something using a roller
天てん井じょうをローラーで塗ぬった。
I painted the ceiling with a roller.

ロール
ローラー is the everyday word for a roller, while ロール appears mainly in technical machinery terms or compound words.

ローター
ローター (rotor) and ローラー (roller) are easily confused by sound but ローラー refers to a cylindrical rolling device, not a spinning motor part.

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

ローラーUsage39%
Standard katakana loanword for 'roller'.
ローラUsage61%
Alternate spelling without the long vowel; less common but encountered.

Borrowed from English 'roller'.

thorough door-to-door campaign; area-wide search operation; comprehensive cleanup drive

brayer; ink roller

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