機 Kanji – loom
The Japanese kanji 機 can mean loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion.
Meaning and Readings
How is 機 read?
機 has the onyomi reading キ and the kunyomi reading はた.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ki, hata.
Common Japanese Words Using 機
These common Japanese words contain 機. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ジェット機(ジェットき) — jet aeroplane, jet airplane
- 危機(きき) — crisis, critical situation, emergency, pinch
- 機運(きうん) — opportunity, chance, good time (to do)
- 機会(きかい) — chance, opportunity, occasion
- 機械(きかい) — machine, mechanism
- 機械化(きかいか) — mechanization, mechanisation
- 機関(きかん) — engine
- 機関車(きかんしゃ) — locomotive, engine
- 機関銃(きかんじゅう) — machine gun
- 機器(きき) — device, equipment, machinery, apparatus
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