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.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) コ​ンパス [kóꜜǹpàsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞mpa̠sɨ̥ᵝ]

Noun

コンパス • (konpasu) 

1. a compass or pair of compasses, as used in drafting to draw a circle or mark out distance
2. the length of one's stride
3. 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