螺子

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
螺 子
ねじ
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
捻子 (rare)
捩子 (rare)
螺旋 (rare)
ネジ

/nedi/ → /ned͡ʑi/

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō, “upper monograde conjugation”) verb 捩じる (nejiru, “to screw, twist”).[1] Alteratively, from the stem form of classical 上二段活用 (kami nidan katsuyō, “upper bigrade conjugation”) verb 捩づ (nedzu → nezu) of the same meaning.[2]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

螺子(ねじ) or 螺子(ネジ) • (neji) ←ねぢ (nedi)?

  1. a screw
  2. a spring or coil that can be wound, such as that of a clock
  3. (figurative) marbles (sanity)
    頭(あたま)のネジが飛(と)んだ
    atama no neji ga tonda
    crazy
    (literally, “the screws in one's head have flown elsewhere”)
    頭(あたま)のネジが外(はず)れている
    atama no neji ga hazureteiru
    crazy
    (literally, “the screws in one's head are loose”)
    • 2008, Midori (lyrics and music), “Osaru”, in aratamemashite hajimemashite midoridesu:
      あの娘(こ)はね、頭(あたま)のさ、ネジがちょっと弱(よわ)くってね
      ano ko wa ne, atama no sa, neji ga chotto yowakutte ne
      that girl's a bit crazy in the head
      (literally, “that girl's screws are slightly loose”)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)穴(あな) (neji ana)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)切(きり) (nejikiri)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)錐(ぎり) (nejigiri)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)釘(くぎ) (nejikugi)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)口(くち)瓶(びん) (neji kuchibin)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)ゲージ (neji gēji)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)コンベヤー (neji konbeyā)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)抜(ぬ)き (nejinuki)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)歯(は)車(ぐるま) (neji haguruma)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)鋲(びょう) (nejibyō)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)プロペラ (neji puropera)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)ポンプ (neji ponpu)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)マウント (neji maunto)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)回(まわ)し (nejimawashi, “screwdriver”)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)山(やま) (nejiyama)
  • 雄(お)螺(ね)子(じ) (o neji)
  • 親(おや)螺(ね)子(じ) (oya neji)
  • 三(さん)角(かく)螺(ね)子(じ) (sankaku neji)
  • 止(と)め螺(ね)子(じ) (tomeneji)
  • 左(ひだり)螺(ね)子(じ) (hidari neji)
  • プラス螺(ね)子(じ) (purasu neji)
  • 細(ほそ)目(め)螺(ね)子(じ) (hosome neji)
  • 右(みぎ)螺(ね)子(じ)の法(ほう)則(そく) (migi neji no hōsoku)
  • メートル螺(ね)子(じ) (mētoru neji)
  • 雌(め)螺(ね)子(じ) (me neji)
  • 木(もく)螺(ね)子(じ) (mokuneji)
Idioms
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)が緩(ゆる)む (neji ga yurumu)
  • 螺(ね)子(じ)を巻(ま)く (neji o maku)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
螺 子
ら
Jinmeiyō		 し
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From 螺 (ra, “generic name for shellfish with spiral shells”) +‎ 子 (-shi, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

螺(ら)子(し) • (rashi) 

  1. a screw
    Synonyms: スクリュー (sukuryū), 螺子釘 (nejikugi)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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