リールriiru

Common
Definitions
  1. nounreel
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymスプールNeutralLoanword for a cylindrical spool that holds thread or wire; the focus is on the spool core itself. 「リール」 usually means a fishing reel or a film reel.
  • RelatedボビンNeutralLoanword for a bobbin used in sewing and textiles — a small winding core, or a coil former. 「リール」 usually means a fishing reel or a film reel.

Use 「リール」 for fishing reels and film reels, as in 「釣りのリール」. For sewing and textile bobbins pick 「ボビン」, and for a plain cylindrical spool for thread or wire pick 「スプール」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 糸いと、紐ひも、フィルムなど細長ほそながいものを巻き取まきとる枠わく。
  2. 映画えいがのフィルム一いち巻かんき。
  3. 釣つりで釣糸つりいとを出だしたり巻き取まきとったりする装置そうち。
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