How to say "hatch" in Japanese

• ハッチCommon
  nounA loanword covering a hatch as an opening or its cover, such as on a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft. This is the straightforward choice when you simply mean the hatch itself.
• 船倉せんそうCommon
  nounPrimarily means a ship's hold, the space where cargo is stored, with 'hatch' given as a secondary gloss. For the nautical cargo-area sense this works, but for hatches in general it is not really the word you want.

Use 「ハッチ」 for a hatch as an opening or cover itself; 船倉 refers to a ship's hold, so it suits the nautical cargo-space sense rather than hatches in general.

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• ハッチhatch
• 船倉せんそうship's hold
• 孵るかえるto hatch (out)
• 孵すかえすto hatch
• 艙口そうこうhatch
• 昇降口しょうこうぐちentrance
• 扉口とびらぐちdoorway
• 船蔵ふなぐらship's hold
• 湧くわくto hatch