Kanji

械

械

contraption, fetter, machine, instrument

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かせ

Common Readings

カイ

Example sentences

機械 きかい
現代 の 工場 では 、 効率 を 高める ために 高度 な 機械 が 導入されている 。

In modern factories, advanced machines are introduced to improve efficiency.

どうやって どうやって
この 機械 は どうやって 使い ます か ？

How do you use this machine?

機械的 きかいてき
本 を 読まずに 、 機械的 に ページ を めくっていた 。

I was mechanically flipping the pages without reading the book.

器械 きかい
彼 は 器械 体操 の 選手 だ

He is a gymnastics (apparatus) athlete.

Example Vocabulary

機械

きかい

machine; mechanism

機械的

きかいてき

mechanical; automatic; rote

機械仕掛け

きかいじかけ

機械化

きかいか

精密機械

せいみつきかい

器械

きかい

apparatus; instrument; appliance

機械類

きかいるい

工作機械

こうさくきかい

機械油

きかいあぶら

機械音痴

きかいおんち

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