1.
a device or material that removes unwanted substances from l
a device or material that removes unwanted substances from liquids, air, or light by passing them through a barrier
2.
a mechanism or criterion used to select, sort, or screen inf
a mechanism or criterion used to select, sort, or screen information, data, or content
A loanword from English "filter." Used both for physical filters (air, water, coffee) and digital/metaphorical filtering (email, data, perception). Can be used with する to mean "to filter" or with にかける to mean "to pass through a filter."
Common collocations
- フィルターを通す: to pass through a filter
- フィルターにかける: to filter, to put through a filter
- フィルターを交換する: to replace a filter
- 浄水フィルター: water purification filter
- 色フィルター: color filter
Usage
The expression フィルターをかける or フィルターを通して見る is used figuratively to mean viewing something through a biased or selective lens.
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