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Kanji 機: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 機: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

Key takeaways

Kanji 機: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

機
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Meaning

loommechanismmachineairplaneopportunitypotencyefficacyoccasion

On reading

キ

Kun reading

はた

Radical

木

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 機

loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

Kanji structure breakdown

機

Structure breakdown

木 + 幾

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji originally referred to a loom made of wood (木). It represents a machine with several (幾) intricate parts working together, and by extension, it signifies a mechanism or a timely opportunity.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

キ
  • 危機きき

    dangerous situation / crisis

  • 機構きこう

    organization / structure / system

  • 契機けいき

    opportunity / chance

  • 動機どうき

    motive / reason / incentive

  • 有機ゆうき

    organic (related to living matter or natural substances)

  • 機関車きかんしゃ

    locomotive / train engine

  • 交通機関こうつうきかん

    transportation system / transit facilities

  • 扇風機せんぷうき

    electric fan

Kun reading

はた
  • 機はた

    loom / weaving machine

Commonly used words

  • 危機
    きき

    dangerous situation / crisis

  • 機構
    きこう

    organization / structure / system

  • 契機
    けいき

    opportunity / chance

  • 動機
    どうき

    motive / reason / incentive

  • 有機
    ゆうき

    organic (related to living matter or natural substances)

  • 機関車
    きかんしゃ

    locomotive / train engine

  • 機
    はた

    loom / weaving machine

Example sentences

Example 1

経済の危機が深刻です。

Translation

The economic crisis is serious.

Example 2

危機をうまく乗り越えた。

Translation

I successfully got through the crisis.

Example 3

この機構は新しいシステムを管理します。

Translation

This organization manages the new system.

Example 4

機構の働きを理解することが大切です。

Translation

It is important to understand how the mechanism works.

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