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air pump; inflator; tire pump
A device used to pump air into tires, balls, inflatable items, and similar objects.
空気入れを貸してください。
Please lend me the air pump.
自転車のタイヤに空気入れで空気を入れた。
I pumped air into the bicycle tire with an air pump.
学校の体育倉庫にボール用の空気入れがある。
There's a ball pump in the school gym storage room.
Compound of 空気 (air) + 入れ (putting in), literally "air inserter." A practical everyday word for the tool used to inflate tires and balls.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 空気入れで空気を入れる: to pump air with an air pump
- 自転車の空気入れ: bicycle pump
- 手動空気入れ: manual air pump
- 電動空気入れ: electric air pump
RELATED TERMS:
- 空気を入れる: to inflate, to pump air into
- ポンプ: pump (general loanword)