How to say "wick" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 芯しんnounThe common word for the wick of a candle or oil lamp, the cord you light. It denotes a thin core running through something and also covers marrow, pencil lead, and stapler staples.
- nounA katakana rendering of the English word 'wick', covering the same sense. It is less common, however, and seldom the word you want; for a candle or lamp wick, use 芯.
Use 芯 for the ordinary wick of a candle or lamp; it is the common word, while 「ウィク」, a less common loanword, is seldom the natural choice for this everyday sense.
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