How to say "trough" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe katakana loanword, matching the English word directly; used in technical contexts, as when a trough of low pressure appears on a weather chart.
- 樋といnounTrough in the sense of a channel that carries water: this is the word for a gutter, such as one running along a roof edge, and it also covers a flume or water pipe.
- 船ふねnounThe word for boat, but it can also mean a boat-shaped container: a tub, vat, or trough used to hold things.
Use 「トラフ」 for troughs in technical contexts, such as low-pressure areas on weather charts, 樋 for troughs that carry water, like gutters and flumes, and 船 for troughs as containers, such as tubs and vats.
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