- zairu climbing rope (for mountaineering)
Used in mountaineering and rock climbing contexts, often in sports shops or guidebooks, and by climbers themselves.
ザイルを買って新しいルートに挑戦する。
Zairu o katte atarashii rūto ni chōsen suru.
I'll buy a climbing rope and challenge a new route.
このザイルは長さが足りない。
Kono zairu wa nagasa ga tarinai.
This climbing rope is not long enough.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'rōpu' (general rope); 'zairu' specifically refers to climbing rope for mountaineering.
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