Japanese symbol for “impeller”
羽根車
はねぐるま
Romaji: haneguruma
impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
In Japanese, impeller is 羽根車, read はねぐるま (haneguruma).
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Meanings
- n impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “impeller”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| インペラー | インペラー inperaa | impeller; impellor |
| パルセーター | パルセーター paruseetaa | pulsator; pulsometer; impeller (e.g. in top-loading washing machine) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羽目 | はめ hame | panel; wainscoting; wainscotting |
| 羽織 | はおり haori | haori (Japanese formal coat) |
| 羽衣 | はごろも hagoromo | angel's raiment; robe of feathers |
| 羽毛 | うもう umou | feather; plume; plumage |
| 白羽 | しらは shiraha | white feather |
| 羽化 | うか uka | emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 根拠 | こんきょ konkyo | basis; grounds; foundation |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.