Karan (faucet) - Karan

Japanese: カラン(蛇口) - からん
Karan (faucet) - Karan

…the outlet for purified water delivered by a water pipe. It is also called a faucet, which comes from the Dutch word kraan. A faucet must be able to open and close the water flow perfectly at any water pressure, be able to extract the required amount of water, be strong enough, not corrode or leach harmful metals, and be easy to use and beautiful. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "karan (faucet)" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…水道管によって運ばれてきた浄水の取出口。カランともいうが,これはオランダ語のクラーンkraanに由来する。蛇口には,いかなる水圧のときにも水流の開閉が完全で必要な水量を取り出しうる機能,十分な強度,腐食せず有害金属を溶出しないこと,使いやすく美しいことが要求される。…

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