コンパス

Japanese

コンパス (for drafting): Two kinds of compasses.

コンパス (for navigation): A simple dry magnetic portable compass.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kompas.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) コンパス [kóꜜǹpàsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [kõ̞mpa̠sɨ̥ᵝ]

Noun

コンパス (rōmaji konpasu)

a compass or pair of compasses, as used in drafting to draw a circle or mark out distance
the length of one's stride
a mariner's compass, as used to find magnetic north

Synonyms

(for drafting): ぶん回 (まわし) (bunmawashi)
(stride): 歩幅 (ほはば) (hohaba)
(magnetic compass): 羅針盤 (らしんばん) (rashinban), 羅針儀 (らしんぎ) (rashingi), 羅盤 (らばん) (raban)

Derived terms

コンパス座 (ざ) (Konpasu-za): the Compasses constellation, Circinus
コンパス植物 (しょくぶつ) (konpasu shokubutsu): the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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