ワイパー

ワイパー is a loanword from English "wiper," referring to windshield wipers on a vehicle.

Common collocations

• ワイパーをつける/動(うご)かす: to turn on the wipers
• ワイパーを止(と)める: to turn off the wipers
• ワイパーを交換(こうかん)する: to replace the wipers
• ワイパーの速度(そくど): wiper speed

USAGE (speed settings):

• 間欠(かんけつ): intermittent
• 低速(ていそく): low speed
• 高速(こうそく): high speed

Related words

• ワイパーブレード: wiper blade (the rubber part)
• フロントガラス: windshield (front glass)
• ウォッシャー液(えき): washer fluid

Usage

The full term is フロントワイパー (front wiper), but ワイパー alone almost always refers to the front windshield wipers. Rear wipers are called リアワイパー.