How to say 'Tool' in Japanese | ツール

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The Japanese word for Tool is 'Tsuuru', written as ツール in Japanese.

word

ツール

Meaning

Tool

Reading

Tsuuru

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ツール (つーる)' means 'tool'. This word is a direct loanword from English and is used to refer to any kind of tool, whether physical (like a hammer or screwdriver) or abstract (like software tools). It is commonly used in both everyday conversation and technical contexts. For example: I need a new tool for my work「仕事に新しいツールが必要です」(しごとにあたらしいつーるがひつようです). This software is a useful tool「このソフトウェアは便利なツールです」(このソフトウェアはべんりなつーるです). The word is typically written in katakana to indicate its foreign origin.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

3973

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ツール

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

ツ

Reading

Tsu

katakana

ル

Reading

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'Tsuuru' means 'Tool' .

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