スプリング

スプリング · supuringu · JLPT N1 · noun

spring

English spring in katakana: su-pu-RIN-gu. A metal coil, not the season.

It is the English word spring with Japanese vowels added. The coil sense is mechanical, like a bed spring or a pen spring. For the season, learn 春 (haru) instead.

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