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米式バルブ (べいしきバルブ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

米べい式しきバルブ

Meanings

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noun

Schrader valve; American valve

Technical term for the common tire valve used on cars and bicycles; often contrasted with 仏式バルブ (Presta valve) and 英式バルブ (Dunlop/Woods valve).

自じ転てん車しゃの空くう気き入いれは米べい式しきバルブに対たい応おうしていますか？
Does this bicycle pump work with Schrader valves?
米べい式しきバルブは自じ動どう車しゃのタイヤに広ひろく使つかわれている。
Schrader valves are widely used in car tires.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
式style, ceremony, rite

Similar words

仏ふつ式しきバルブ
Presta valve, thinner and often found on road bikes; requires a different pump head.
英えい式しきバルブ
Dunlop/Woods valve, common on utility bicycles in Japan; wider than Presta but uses a different mechanism.

Etymology

Compound of 米 (べい, 'America') + 式 (しき, 'style') + バルブ ('valve'), literally 'American-style valve'. The term reflects the valve's origin and widespread use in the United States.