How to say 'Pliers' in Japanese | ペンチ

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The Japanese word for Pliers is 'Penchi', written as ペンチ in Japanese.

word

ペンチ

Meaning

Pliers

Reading

Penchi

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ペンチ (penchi)' refers to 'pliers', a hand tool used for gripping, bending, or cutting materials like wire. It is a loanword derived from the English 'pliers'. This tool is commonly used in construction, crafting, and repair work. Example sentences: Please hand me the pliers「ペンチを取ってください」(ペンチをとってください). He used pliers to fix the wire「彼はペンチを使ってワイヤーを直した」(かれはペンチをつかってワイヤーをなおした). Note that 'ペンチ' is specifically used for pliers and not for other types of gripping tools like wrenches or tweezers.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

6874

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ペンチ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ペ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

チ

Reading

Chi

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