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蛇口 (じゃぐち, jaguchi) Japanese meaning: faucet | Kotomora

蛇じゃ口ぐち

じゃ

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

Common word for a water faucet or tap, typically found in kitchens, bathrooms, or outdoors.

蛇じゃ口ぐちをひねって水みずを出だす。

Turn the faucet to let the water run.

この蛇じゃ口ぐちは水みず漏もれしている。

This tap is leaking.

Usage patterns

蛇じゃ口ぐちをひねるto turn on/off the faucet (by twisting it)
蛇じゃ口ぐちをひねって水みずを出だした。
I twisted the faucet and let the water run.
蛇じゃ口ぐちから水みずが出でるwater comes out of the faucet
蛇じゃ口ぐちから水みずが出でなくなった。
Water stopped coming out of the faucet.
蛇じゃ口ぐちを閉しめるto turn off the faucet
使つかったら蛇じゃ口ぐちをしっかり閉しめてください。
Please make sure to turn off the faucet firmly after using it.

Kanji

蛇snake, serpent, hard drinker
口mouth

Related words

水すい栓せん
水栓 is the technical/plumbing term for a faucet, while 蛇口 is the everyday word people actually use.
栓せんN2
蛇口 is the everyday word for a water faucet, while 栓 more broadly covers any tap, valve, or stopcock.
水みず口ぐち
蛇口 is the everyday word for a faucet or tap you turn on and off, while 水口 refers more generally to the opening or point from which water flows, such as an irrigation inlet.
タップ
蛇口 is the native Japanese word for a water faucet, while タップ is a loanword used somewhat more casually for the same fixture.

Don't confuse with

水すい道どうN4
水道 refers to the water supply system or service itself, whereas 蛇口 is the physical tap you turn to get water.
蛇へびN1
蛇口 shares the kanji 蛇 with 蛇 (snake) but means 'faucet' and has no connection to actual snakes.

Counted with

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

Written forms

蛇じゃ口ぐちUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
じゃ口ぐちUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

An abbreviation of 蛇体鉄柱, the name given in the early modern waterworks era to outdoor standpipes whose curved outlets resembled serpents or dragons. 蛇口 came to denote the outlet and then a faucet generally.