Word details

汽笛

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 汽笛.

Dictionary

Entry

汽笛てきNounFreq #25505
1

steam whistle

Examples
汽車の汽笛で夜明けに目を覚まされた。
We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

vapor, steam

7 strokesFrequency 2,020JLPT N1Grade 2

On

flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo

11 strokesFrequency 1,928JLPT N1Grade 3

On

テキ

Kun

ふえ

Nanori

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