Japanese symbol for “piston”
ピストン
ピストン
Romaji: pisuton
piston; plunger
In Japanese, piston is ピストン (pisuton).
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Meanings
- n piston; plunger
Other Japanese words for “piston”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活塞 | かっそく kassoku | piston |
| 喞子 | しょくし shokushi | piston |
See also: Chinese symbol for “piston”.
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.