Gas can in Japanese
In Japanese
携行缶
keikōkan
Synonyms: ポリタンク
Definition
Definition in EnglishA flat-sided can with a handle and a cap for carrying fuel.
Definition in Japanese取っ手とふたが付いた、燃料を運ぶための入れ物。
Synonyms (English): jerry can
Example sentences
山道でガス欠になっちゃってさ、携行缶持ってスタンドまで歩くはめになったよ。
We ran out of gas on the highway and I had to walk to the station with a jerry can.
誰かが灯油のポリタンクをふたがゆるいままトランクに積んだせいで、車の中が一週間ずっと灯油くさかったよ。
Somebody put the gas can in the trunk with the cap loose, and the car stank of gasoline for a week.
そのへこんだ携行缶、捨てないでよ。見た目はひどいけど、一滴も漏れないんだから。
Don't throw out that dented jerry can — it looks terrible, but it doesn't leak a drop.