ねじ回(まわ)し

ねじまわし
noun
screwdriver
1. screwdriver
A hand tool with a handle and a shaped tip that fits into the head of a screw to turn it, used for driving or removing screws.
ねじ回(まわ)しを使(つか)って棚(たな)を組(く)み立(た)てた。
I assembled the shelf using a screwdriver.
プラスのねじ回(まわ)しとマイナスのねじ回(まわ)しがある。
There are Phillips head and flathead screwdrivers.
電動(でんどう)ねじ回(まわ)しで作業(さぎょう)が早(はや)くなった。
Work became faster with an electric screwdriver.

ALTERNATE TERMS:

  • ドライバー (driver) - commonly used, especially in casual speech
  • 螺子回(ねじまわ)し - using kanji for ねじ

TYPES OF ねじ回(まわ)し:

  • プラスドライバー / 十字(じゅうじ)ねじ回(まわ)し (Phillips head screwdriver)
  • マイナスドライバー / 平(ひら)ねじ回(まわ)し (flathead screwdriver)
  • 電動(でんどう)ドライバー (electric screwdriver)
  • 精密(せいみつ)ドライバー (precision screwdriver)

NOTE ON ドライバー: While ドライバー is very common in everyday usage, it can be ambiguous (also means "driver" of a vehicle or golf club). ねじ回(まわ)し is more specific.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ねじ回(まわ)しで締(し)める (to tighten with a screwdriver)
  • ねじ回(まわ)しで緩(ゆる)める (to loosen with a screwdriver)
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Added 2026.1.18 5:53 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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