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The dictionary is no help. A web search links it to a home steam cleaning
product on [kaercher.com](https://www.kaercher.com/jp/), but I'm not sure how.
Is it a product type, or the activity of steam cleaning, or...?
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katakana names
What does ケルヒャー mean?
It is the name of a German company which produces and sells cleaning devices.
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Seems to be the name of the company rather than a word itself.
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ケルヒャー is a transliteration of the company name
[_Kärcher_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4rcher). At least in Germany,
the brand name is almost synonymous with their high-pressure cleaners. (Like
Sellotape or Xerox or Velcro.)

The resulting word is actually pretty close to the original word (a German
surname)

> Kärcher [[kɛʁçɐ]]  
>  ケルヒャー [[keɺɯçaː]]

(closer than what would be possible in English, at least).
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