螺子 (Neji) is a Japanese noun meaning “screw, key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring”.
Meanings
- nounscrew
- nounkey (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
Examples
僕がネジを回すと水が吹き出してきた。
When I turned the screw, water burst out.
ネジを回すと、急に水が吹き出してきた。
When I turned the screw, water burst out.
この機械は１時間に千個のねじを製造する。
This machine cranks out a thousand screws an hour.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).