Japanese

コンパス (for drafting): Two kinds of compasses.

コンパス (for navigation): A simple dry magnetic portable compass.

Noun

コンパス ‎(romaji konpasu)

1. a compass or pair of compasses, as used in drafting to draw a circle or mark out distance
2. the length of one's stride
3. a mariner's compass, as used to find magnetic north

Derived terms

• コンパス座 (コンパスざ, ​konpasu-za): the Compasses constellation, Circinus
• コンパス植物 (コンパスしょくぶつ, ​konpasu shokubutsu): the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum

Synonyms

• (for drafting): ぶん回 (ぶんまわし, ​bunmawashi)
• (stride): 歩幅 (ほはば, ​hohaba)
• (magnetic compass): 羅針盤 (らしんばん, ​rashinban), 羅針儀 (らしんぎ, ​rashingi), 羅盤 (らばん, ​raban)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0