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.

Similar words

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

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)

Related Words

Compare: ドライバー (driver)

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Added 2026.1.18 5:53 · Revised 2026.10.11 9:21

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