蛇口(じゃぐち)

じゃぐち
noun
faucet, tap
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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(じゃぐち)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 "serpent mouth" (蛇(じゃ) + 口(くち)); it is commonly traced to the dragon-shaped spouts of Japan's early public water taps.

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Compare: 水栓(すいせん) (more technical term for tap/valve)
Related: 洗面台(せんめんだい) (washstand, bathroom sink)
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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.10.7 3:23
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