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械
械
11 strokes
Frequency: 1321
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

contraption
fetter
machine
instrument

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かせ

Common Words

機械
器械
きかい
Noun
Freq #2230
1

machine; mechanism

Examples
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.
2

Often 器械

instrument; appliance; apparatus

Examples
血圧計が大切な検査器械です。
The sphygmomanometer is an important diagnostic instrument.
機械的
きかいてき
～な Adj.
Freq #11708
1

mechanical

Examples
科学的研究は機械的な決まりきった仕事ではなく、科学者の側の継続的な努力である。
Scientific research is not a mechanical routine, but a continuing struggle on the part of the scientist.
枷
かせ
械
Noun
Freq #12927
1

shackles; fetters; irons; handcuffs; restraint; constraint

Examples
制度的に大きな枷となるのは、著作権の問題である。
Institutionally, a major restraint is the copyright problem.
2

bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship; binding relationships; encumbrance

足かせ
足枷
あしかせ
桎
あしがせ (足枷)
Noun
Freq #26742
1

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden; trap

機械仕掛け
機械じかけ
きかいじかけ
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #27941
1

mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box

機械化
きかいか
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #34147
1

mechanization; mechanisation

手かせ
手枷
手桎
手械
手梏
梏
てかせ
てがせ (手枷／手桎／手械／手梏／梏)
てかし (手枷／手桎／手械)
てがし (手枷／手桎／手械)
しゅかい (手械)
Noun
Freq #34963
1

handcuffs

精密機械
せいみつきかい
Noun
Freq #46118
1

precision instrument or machine

機械類
きかいるい
Noun
Freq #54419
1

machinery; gadgetry; equipment

工作機械
こうさくきかい
Noun
Freq #56076
1

machine tool

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