Kanji

汽

vapor, steam

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Common Readings

Example sentences

汽車 きしゃ
田舎の方へ行くと、まだ汽車が走っている

If you go to the countryside, steam trains are still running.

走り出す はしりだす
汽車が走り出した。

The train started running.

汽笛 きてき
船が港を離れるとき、大きな汽笛が鳴った。

When the ship left the port, a loud steam whistle sounded.

汽船 きせん
汽船が港に入ってきた

A steamship came into the port.

夜汽車 よぎしゃ
窓の外の景色を眺めながら、夜汽車は静かに走り続けた。

While looking at the scenery outside the window, the night train continued to run quietly.

汽艇 きてい
観光客は古い汽艇で湖を渡った。

The tourists crossed the lake in an old steam launch.

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