How to Say "Iron" in Japanese

アイロンをかける

airon o kakeru

To iron in Japanese is アイロンをかける (airon o kakeru). Wiktionary also lists アイロン掛けをする (airongake o suru).

Meaning: to pass an iron over clothing (verb)

Ways to say it

“iron” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
アイロンをかける	airon o kakeru
アイロン掛けをする	airongake o suru

The phrase アイロンをかける is the most common way to express the action of ironing clothes in daily conversation.

アイロンをかける is a verb phrase meaning 'to iron', whereas アイロン掛けをする is a noun-based phrase meaning 'to do the ironing'.

The past tense of the phrase is formed by changing the verb to the past form: アイロンをかけた (ironed).

airon o kakeru

Instead, use the loanword アイロン (airon).

The expression アイロンをかける (airon o kakeru) can occasionally be used metaphorically to describe smoothing over a conflict or 'flattening' a difficult situation.
In Japanese, the word for the metal itself is 鉄 (tetsu), which is a completely different word from the loanword アイロン (airon) used for the appliance.
In Japan, high-end hotels often provide a service called プレス (puresu), derived from the English word 'press', rather than using the word for ironing.

使用する製品の主要な素材として鉄が使用されています。
Iron is used as a primary material in the manufacturing of the product.
私の家には古い鉄のコンロがあります。
I have an old iron stove at my home.
シャツにアイロンをかける。
shatsu ni airon o kakeru.
I will iron the shirt.
アイロンをかけるのは大変です。
airon o kakeru no wa taihen desu.
Ironing is a lot of work.

At home in the morning, preparing for work.

陽葵 Himari

健太さん、シャツにアイロンをかける？
Kenta-san, shatsu ni airon o kakeru?
Kenta, are you going to iron your shirt?
健太 Kenta

うん、今からアイロンをかけるよ。
Un, ima kara airon o kakeru yo.
Yeah, I'm going to iron it now.
陽葵 Himari

急がないと遅れるよ。
Isoganai to okureru yo.
You'll be late if you don't hurry.
健太 Kenta

わかってる、すぐ終わらせる。
Wakatteru, sugu owaraseru.
I know, I'll finish quickly.

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