蛇口(じゃぐち)

じゃぐち
noun
faucet, tap
1. faucet, tap, spigot
A device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe, typically with a handle that can be turned.
蛇口(じゃぐち)をひねって水(みず)を出(だ)す。
I turn the faucet to run the water.
蛇口をひねる = to turn the faucet
蛇口(じゃぐち)から水(みず)が漏(も)れている。
Water is leaking from the faucet.
使(つか)い終(お)わったら蛇口(じゃぐち)を閉(し)めてください。
Please close the faucet when you're done.
古(ふる)い蛇口(じゃぐち)を新(あたら)しいものに交換(こうかん)してもらった。
I had the old faucet replaced with a new one.
蛇口(じゃぐち)をしっかり閉(し)めたつもりだったのに、夜中(よなか)にポタポタと水(みず)が漏(も)れる音(おと)がして目(め)が覚(さ)めた。
I thought I had tightly closed the faucet, but I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of water dripping.

ETYMOLOGY:
The name literally means "snake mouth" (蛇(へび)+口(ぐち)), referring to the shape of traditional faucet spouts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 蛇口(じゃぐち)をひねる (to turn the faucet)
  • 蛇口(じゃぐち)を開(あ)ける/閉(し)める (to open/close the faucet)
  • 蛇口(じゃぐち)から水(みず)が出(で)る (water comes from the faucet)
  • 水道(すいどう)の蛇口(じゃぐち) (water tap)

ALTERNATIVE TERM:

  • 水栓(すいせん) (more technical term for tap/valve)

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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.3.3 12:27
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