JLPT N2 · Noun

ねじ (neji)

ねじ is a Japanese noun meaning “screw”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ねじ
Romaji: neji
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

screw · noun · usually written in kana
key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

この機械は１時間に千個のねじを製造する。

This machine cranks out a thousand screws an hour.

Tatoeba #222486

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1585010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.