ピペット
pipetto[pʲipe̞t̚to̞]
The English word 'pipette' is translated into Japanese as ピペット (pipetto).
The term refers to a small glass tube used for transferring liquid. In a laboratory setting, you may also encounter the term マイクロピペット (micropipette).
Meaning: small glass tube used for transferring liquid (noun)
Which one should you use?
ピペット is the most commonly used term for a pipette. For more specific laboratory equipment, マイクロピペット is used to mean 'micropipette'. In technical or highly formal contexts, you may see 分注器, which refers to a dispenser or metering device.
How do you pronounce it?
pipetto
Did you know?
- In a Japanese lab, you might hear the term ピペットマン ('Pipetman'), which refers specifically to the brand-name adjustable micropipettes that have become a genericized trademark.
- While ピペット is a direct loan, the formal term 分注器 uses the kanji 分 meaning 'divide' and 注 meaning 'pour', reflecting the precise action of aliquoting liquids.
- In a Japanese laboratory, you might hear the verb 分注する (bunjuu suru) used to describe the act of pipetting or dispensing liquid into multiple containers.
Examples in context
- 彼女はピペットで試料を分注しました。She dispensed the sample using a pipette.
- ピペットを使います。pippetto o tsukaimasu.I use a pipette.
- 新しいピペットはどこですか？atarashii pippetto wa doko desu ka?Where is the new pipette?
- そのピペットはとても小さいです。sono pippetto wa totemo chiisai desu.That pipette is very small.
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are working in a chemistry lab.
- 結衣 Yui健太さん、ピペットを貸してくれますか。Kenta-san, pipetto o kashite kuremasu ka.Kenta, could you lend me a pipette?
- 健太 Kentaはい、ここにありますよ。hai, koko ni arimasu yo.Yes, here it is.
- 結衣 Yuiありがとうございます。arigatou gozaimasu.Thank you very much.
- 健太 Kenta使い終わったら洗ってくださいね。tsukai owattara aratte kudasai ne.Please wash it when you are finished using it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pipette” translations and entries ピペット, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
