蛇口|じゃぐちjaguchi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfaucet; tap
   この蛇口じゃぐちは使つかえません。故障こしょうしています。↗

   You can't use this faucet. It's out of order.

• Synonym給水栓きゅうすいせんWrittenA written, technical term for water-supply taps and fire hydrants; in everyday conversation, say 「蛇口」.
• SynonymカランNeutralFrom Dutch; mostly a bathroom or bath tap. In everyday speech, 「蛇口」 is the usual word.
• Synonym水道栓すいどうせんWrittenA written, technical word for a tap on a water pipe; the main valve is 「元栓」. In daily speech, say 「蛇口」.
• Synonym水栓すいせんWrittenA faucet or water valve; mainly a building-materials term. In everyday speech, say 「蛇口」.
• RelatedコックNeutralA loanword for the stopcock or valve on water and gas pipes. For a faucet in everyday speech, use 「蛇口」.

In everyday speech, a faucet is 「蛇口」. Bathroom taps may also be called 「カラン」, and 「水栓」 and 「給水栓」 are used in building materials and technical contexts. 「コック」 is a valve on water or gas pipes; 「水道栓」 is a technical term for a pipe tap.

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