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蛇口 (じゃぐち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蛇じゃ口ぐち

じゃ

ぐ

ち

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Common word for a water faucet or tap, typically found in kitchens, bathrooms, or outdoors.

蛇じゃ口ぐちをひねって水みずを出だす。
Turn the faucet to let the water run.
この蛇じゃ口ぐちは水みず漏もれしている。
This tap is leaking.

Written forms

蛇じゃ口ぐちUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
じゃ口ぐちUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

蛇snake, serpent, hard drinker
口mouth

Similar words

水すい道どう
水道 refers to the water supply system or water service, while 蛇口 is specifically the faucet or tap itself.
水すい栓せん
水栓 is a more technical term for a water faucet or valve, often used in plumbing contexts, whereas 蛇口 is the everyday word.

Etymology

Compound of 蛇 (ja, 'snake') and 口 (kuchi, 'mouth'), from the resemblance of a curved faucet to a snake's mouth. The reading じゃ is an older Sino-Japanese reading of 蛇.