How to Say ‘Pilot light.’ in Japanese
パイロット
pairotto
[pie-roht-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: [パイロット] is a loanword. You’ll also hear [パイロットランプ] meaning “indicator light,” which can be confusing.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Many modern Japanese gas water heaters don’t have a user-lit “pilot light.” If a landlord asks about it, they might mean an indicator light on the controller.
Phrase Breakdown
パイロット
pairotto
[pie-roht-toh]
pilot light; indicator light
パイロット often means a small indicator light (pilot lamp). For gas water heaters it can refer to the pilot light/ignition indicator.
パイロットが消えているように見えます。
It looks like the pilot light is off.
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