コンパス

compass

Also:(mariner's) compass, length of one's stride

What does コンパス mean?

コンパス is a Japanese noun meaning compass in English. It can also be translated as (mariner's) compass, length of one's stride depending on context. It is written as コンパス in hiragana, and konpasu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私はコンパスで円を描いた。

I drew a circle with compasses.