How to say “iron” in Japanese | アイロン (airon)

The Japanese vocabulary「アイロン (airon)」means “iron.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

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Key Wordアイロン
Hiragana
Romaji Readingairon
English Meaningiron

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

I’ll iron the school lunch clothes.

Plain Form:

給食着きゅうしょくぎにアイロンをかける。
Kyūshokugi ni airon o kakeru.

Polite Form:

給食着にアイロンをかけます。
Kyūshokugi ni airon o kakemasu.


I’ll iron the handkerchief.

Plain Form:

ハンカチにアイロンをかける。
Hankachi ni airon o kakeru.

Polite Form:

ハンカチにアイロンをかけます。
Hankachi ni airon o kakemasu.


I’ll iron out the wrinkles of the clothes.

Plain Form:

アイロンで洋服ようふくのしわをばす。
Airon de yōfuku no shiwa o nobasu.

Polite Form:

アイロンで洋服のしわを伸ばします。
Airon de yōfuku no shiwa o nobashimasu.


This dress shirt doesn’t need to be ironed.

Plain Form:

このワイシャツはアイロンの必要ひつようがない。
Kono waishatsu wa airon no hitsuyō ga nai.

Polite Form:

このワイシャツはアイロンの必要がありません。
Kono waishatsu wa airon no hitsuyō ga arimasen.