機械 (きかい) — machine, machinery
機械
machine
Frequency #1051
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
technology
kikai
きかい
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
きかい[2] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- machine
- machinery
Explained in simple Japanese
- でんきなどで うごいて、人の しごとを する もの。
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Usage examples
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春は店長に、大きな機械を買ってほしいとは言いませんでした。
Haru wa tenchou ni, ookina kikai o katte hoshii to wa iimasen deshita.
Haru did not ask the manager to buy a large machine.
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