JLPT N3 · Noun

機械 (kikai)

機械 (きかい, kikai) is a Japanese noun meaning “machine; mechanism”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きかい
Romaji: kikai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

machine; mechanism · noun
instrument; appliance; apparatus · noun · often 器械

Example sentences

僕は今日この機械を試験するつもりです。

I am going to put this machine to the test today.

Tatoeba #81896

血圧計が大切な検査器械です。

The sphygmomanometer is an important diagnostic instrument.

Tatoeba #74856

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 機械

機

loom, mechanism, machineキ・はた · 16 strokes

械

contraption, fetter, machineカイ・かせ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 機械.

飛行機ひこうきairplane機会きかいchance機関きかんengine機嫌きげんhumour機能きのうfunction機構きこうmechanism契機けいきopportunity有機ゆうきorganicジェット機ジェットきjet aeroplane機きchance機関車きかんしゃlocomotive扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation危機ききcrisis

Source: JMdict entry 1220810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.