セロテープ

セ

ロ

テ

ー

プ

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape

trademark

Genericized trademark from 'Cellotape'; commonly used for transparent adhesive tape in Japan.

from English cellotape

封ふう筒とうを閉とじるのにセロテープを使つかった。
I used cellophane tape to seal the envelope.

セロテープ

を

切き

らし

て

しまっ

た

の

で

、

買か

い

に

行い

か

なく

ては

。

I ran out of adhesive tape, so I have to go buy some.

Similar words

ガムテープ
Refers to kraft paper tape or heavy-duty cloth tape, not transparent tape.
マスキングテープ
Masking tape, often used for painting or decoration; easily removable and not transparent.

Etymology

From English 'Cellotape', a trademark for cellophane adhesive tape. The term has become a genericized trademark in Japanese for transparent adhesive tape.