JLPT N1 · Noun

コンパス (konpasu)

コンパス is a Japanese noun meaning “compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: コンパス
Romaji: konpasu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses · noun
(mariner's) compass · noun
length of one's stride; length of one's legs · noun · colloquial

Example sentences

私はコンパスで円を描いた。

I drew a circle with compasses.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1053130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.