How to say "spray" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbThe everyday loanword for spray as a fine mist of liquid, and often for the can or bottle that emits it; the default word when you spray something from a container.
- 噴射ふんしゃnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'spray' as a forceful jet or spout of liquid or gas ejected from an opening, not a fine mist; think of water or fuel shooting out under pressure.
- 飛沫ひまつnounThe noun for spray as airborne droplets — the splash thrown up by waves, waterfalls, or something moving through water; it names the droplets themselves, not the act of spraying.
- 吹き付けるふきつけるichidan verb, transitive verbA verb: to spray paint or the like onto a surface, and for wind or rain to blow against something; use it for the action, not the spray itself.
- 小枝こえだno-adjectiveHere 'spray' is the botanical sense, a small leafy branch, but in ordinary use this word simply means a twig; it is seldom the word you want for liquid spray.小枝で火はおこせますか。↗Can you build a fire with twigs?
Use 「スプレー」 for the everyday mist or spray can, 噴射 for forceful jets of liquid or gas, 飛沫 for airborne droplets, 「吹き付ける」 for spraying paint onto a surface, and 小枝 only for a small branch.
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Japanese equivalents
- スプレーspray
- 噴射ふんしゃjet
- 飛沫ひまつsplash
- 吹き付けるふきつけるto blow against
- 小枝こえだtwig
- 枝えだbranch
- しぶきspray
- 吹きかけるふきかけるto blow (on)
- 振りまくふりまくto scatter
- ふっかけるto blow (on)
- 水しぶきみずしぶきsplash (of water)
- 霧状きりじょうmist form
- とばっちりsplash
- 水煙みずけむりmist over a body of water
- しぶくto splash
- 切り枝きりえだcuttings
- 噴射式ふんしゃしきinjection device
- 霧きりspray
- 注ぐそそぐto sprinkle on (from above)
- 飛ばすとばすto spray
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