How do you say "radiator" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "radiator" is ラジエーター (rajiētā). It is a noun pronounced "rah-jee-eh-tah".

Listen to the pronunciation:

Pronunciation

ラジエーター is written in katakana. Romanised as rajiētā, it sounds roughly like "rah-jee-eh-tah" to an English ear.

Example sentence

あのラジエーターはとても大きいです。

Ano Rajiētā wa totemo ookii desu.

That radiator is very large.

Usage notes

Rajiētā (ラジエーター) means radiator in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.

Related words

Curated by Callan Ratcliffe

Practice ラジエーター and hundreds more Japanese words in the game.

Buy on Steam

Questions about ラジエーター

How do you pronounce ラジエーター?

ラジエーター is romanised as rajiētā. Say it roughly like "rah-jee-eh-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is ラジエーター formal or casual?

ラジエーター is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is ラジエーター written in Japanese?

ラジエーター is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.