How to say screw in Japanese

JLPTN2
ねじneji☆《捻子・螺子・捩子・螺旋》らしrashi《螺子》ネジNEJI☆

noun:

  • screw
  • key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

Example Sentences

思い切ってomoikitte聞き出せないkikidasenai、弱腰なyowagoshina僕boku。
That's me - the coward unable to muster his courage and find out the truth.
網amiがgaスクリューSUKURYUUにni絡まったkaramatta。
The net got entangled in the screw.
僕bokuがgaネジNEJIをwo回すmawasuとto水mizuがga吹き出してfukidashiteきたkita。
When I turned the screw, water burst out.
僕bokuがgaネジNEJIをwo回すmawasuとto急にkyuuni水mizuがga吹き出してfukidashiteきたkita。
When I turned the screw, water burst out.
海軍kaigunのnoジェット機jettokiはhaとんでもないtondemonai方向houkouにni飛行hikouしてshite、味方mikataのno軍隊guntaiをwo誤爆gobakuしたshita模様moyouだda。
It seems the navy jets had a major screw-up in navigation and they bombed their own troops by mistake.

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