Onyomi: キ · Kunyomi: はた · Meanings: airplane, efficacy, loom, machine, mechanism, occasion, opportunity, potency
Kanji for airplane, efficacy, loom, machine, mechanism
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機 is formed from the wood radical 木 on the left, and 幾 on the right. The wood radical relates to materials used for tools or construction, while 幾 carries the sense of details or mechanisms. Together, they express the idea of a device or tool with intricate parts. From this idea, 機 came to mean machine, mechanism, opportunity, or device.
機 shows a tool with parts, meaning machine, mechanism, or device.
機 is used when referring to machines, mechanisms, or devices. It represents something with moving parts or an opportunity to act. Remember 機 as meaning “machine” or “mechanism.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 機 | き | chance, opportunity | common Noun |
| 機 | はた | loom | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 機械 | きかい | machine, mechanism | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 機関車 | きかんしゃ | locomotive, engine | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 機会 | きかい | chance, opportunity, occasion | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 機能 | きのう | function, facility, faculty, feature | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 機関 | きかん | engine | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 機嫌 | きげん | humour, humor, temper, mood, spirits | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 機構 | きこう | mechanism, machinery | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 機体 | きたい | fuselage, airframe | common Noun |