ばね

ばね
noun
spring (coil)
1. spring (mechanical)
An elastic device that returns to its shape after being compressed or stretched.
ベッドのばねが壊(こわ)れた。
The bed spring broke.
この椅子(いす)はばねが効(き)いている。
This chair has good springs.
ばねが伸(の)びてしまった。
The spring has stretched out.
ばね仕掛(じか)けのおもちゃだ。
It's a spring-loaded toy.
時計(とけい)のばねを巻(ま)く。
Wind the spring of the clock.
ソファのばねが飛(と)び出(で)た。
The sofa spring popped out.
2. springiness, resilience
The quality of being able to bounce back.
足(あし)のばねを使(つか)って跳(と)ぶ。
I jump using the spring in my legs.
若(わか)い選手(せんしゅ)はばねがある。
Young athletes have springiness.
この素材(そざい)はばねがいい。
This material has good elasticity.
失敗(しっぱい)をばねにして成長(せいちょう)する。
I grow by using failure as a springboard.

ばね refers to a mechanical spring or springiness. Can also be written as バネ or 発条(ばね).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • ばねが効(き)く: to have good springs, to be springy
  • ばねが壊(こわ)れる: the spring breaks
  • 足(あし)のばね: leg spring (jumping ability)

COMPOUNDS:

  • コイルばね: coil spring
  • 板(いた)ばね: leaf spring
  • ばね仕掛(じか)け: spring-loaded

FIGURATIVE:
ばね is often used figuratively to describe resilience or the ability to bounce back from adversity.

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Added 2026.1.13 9:40 · Revised 2026.2.2 16:51
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