Vocab Info

N3 Noun

発条(ばね)spring (e.g. coil, leaf), mainspring, power spring

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      spring (device)

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      spring (in one's legs), bounce

      Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to ばね, バネ
    3. Noun

      3.

      springboard, impetus

      Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to ばね, バネ

    All Forms

    発条 【ばね】発条 【ぜんまい】弾機 【ばね】弾機 【ぜんまい】撥条 【ばね】撥条 【ぜんまい】バネ

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    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 10,600

    Examples

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      失敗(しっぱい)発条(ばね)にして成長(せいちょう)しましょう。

      Let's use failure as a springboard for growth.

      • N3

      このマットレスのばねはもう(こわ)れている。

      The spring of this mattress is already broken.

      • N3

      教育(きょういく)一環(いっかん)として子供(こども)バネ(うご)くオモチャを(あた)えた。

      As part of their education, we gave children toys that move with a spring mechanism.

      • N3

      コーチ:「もっと(こし)発条(ばね)()かせて(たま)(とお)くまで()げてごらん!」

      Coach: ‘Activate the power spring of your lower back and throw the ball as far as you can!’ (Core)

      • N3

      失敗(しっぱい)バネにせずに、ただ(なに)もしないで()()んでいるわけにはいきません。

      We cannot just sit back and do nothing without using our failures as a spring. (Source of motivation)

      • N2
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