How to say "knob" in Japanese

• つまみCommon
  nounCovers small knobs that you grip between your fingers, such as control knobs on appliances and equipment; it can also mean a handle or button. Usually written in kana alone.
  このつまみを回まわすことでテレビの色いろを調節ちょうせつできます。↗

  You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob.
• ノブCommon
  nounThe direct borrowing of English 'knob'; use it when you simply mean a knob, as on a door, a drawer, or a piece of furniture.
  シート横よこにあるノブを前まえに動うごかし、シートを倒たおします。↗

  Move the knob at the side of the seat forwards, collapse the seat.
• 取っ手とってJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounReally means a handle or grip — the part you hold or pull. Its 'knob' sense covers knob-shaped pulls on drawers and cabinets, but for a knob as such つまみ or ノブ fits better.
  私は戸とに新あたらしい取っ手とってを付つけた。↗

  I put a new handle to the door.

Use 「つまみ」 for small knobs you grip with your fingers, 「ノブ」 for a round knob such as on a door or drawer, and 「取っ手」 mainly for handles and grips rather than knobs as such.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• つまみknob
• ノブknob
• 取っ手とってhandle
• ぼっちsmall point
• 引き手ひきてknob
• 小塊しょうかいsmall lump
• にぎりhandle
• 節ふしnode (of a plant stem)
• 握り手にぎりてhandle