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mixer; agitator; stirrer
A device or appliance that mixes liquids, pastes, or powders by rotating blades or a paddle. Found in kitchens (food mixers, blenders), laboratories (magnetic stirrers, vortex mixers), construction (mortar mixers), and industrial plants (large tanks with powered impellers).
攪拌器で混ぜる。
Mix it with a mixer.
実験室の攪拌器が故障した。
The stirrer in the laboratory is broken.
生クリームは小型の攪拌器を使うと短時間で泡立つ。
Using a small mixer, you can whip fresh cream in a short time.
工場では大型の攪拌器が液体を一定の速度で回し続けている。
In the factory a large agitator keeps rotating the liquid at a constant speed.
Composed of 攪拌 (stirring, agitating) and the suffix -器 (instrument, apparatus). Sometimes written 撹拌器 with the simplified form of the first character. The same word covers small kitchen mixers and large industrial agitators; the specific kind is usually clear from context or from a modifier such as 小型 (small) or 業務用 (commercial-use).
USAGE:
Appears in technical writing (chemistry, food engineering, construction) and on product labels. In casual everyday conversation about the kitchen, speakers more often use the katakana loanwords ミキサー (mixer/blender), ハンドミキサー (hand mixer), or ブレンダー (blender); 攪拌器 sounds more formal or technical.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 攪拌器で混ぜる: to mix with a mixer
- 攪拌器を使う: to use a mixer / stirrer
- 磁気攪拌器: magnetic stirrer
- 電動攪拌器: electric mixer
- 工業用攪拌器: industrial-use agitator
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ミキサー: mixer / blender — the common kitchen-appliance term
- ハンドミキサー: hand(-held) mixer — a small, handheld kitchen mixer
- ブレンダー: blender — typically a jar-type appliance for smoothies and purees
- 泡立て器: whisk — a non-powered hand tool for whipping
- 撹拌機: agitator / mixing machine — a variant using -機 (machine); often used for larger, industrial equipment