How to say "funnel" in Japanese

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  • 煙突えんとつJLPT N2approx.Common
    nounPrimarily a chimney or smokestack; as 'funnel' it is limited to the nautical sense, the smokestack of a ship. It is not the word for the funnel you pour liquids through.
    あの煙突えんとつはとても高たかい。↗
    That chimney is very high.
  • 漏斗じょうご
    nounThe funnel for pouring liquids or powders, as in a kitchen or laboratory. It is a less common word, but for this everyday sense it is the word you want.

For the funnel you pour liquids through, use 漏斗; 煙突 means chimney or smokestack, and its 'funnel' sense is only the nautical one, the funnel of a ship.

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