機械

See also: 机械

Chinese

machine; opportunity; secret tools
trad. (機械) 機 械
simp. (机械) 机 械

Etymology

Attestable in ancient Chinese texts. In the figurative sense of "mechanical", wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 機械 (きかい) (kikai).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • ki-hāi - literary;
  • ki-hâi - vernacular (俗).

Noun

機械

  1. machine; machinery
    機械製造業 / 机械制造业  ―  jīxiè zhìzàoyè  ―  machinery manufacturing industry

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

機械

  1. mechanical
  2. (figuratively) stiff; inflexible

Japanese

Kanji in this term
機 械
き
Grade: 4		 かい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

機械 (hiragana きかい, rōmaji kikai)

  1. a machine
    • 1999 March 27, “ホログラー [Holograr]”, in Vol.2 (in Japanese), Konami:
      様 (さま)々 (ざま)な幻 (げん)想 (そう)を見 (み)せ、そのスキをついて攻 (こう)撃 (げき)してくる機 (き)械 (かい)。
      Samazama na gensō o mise, sono suki o tsuite kōgeki shitekuru kikai.
      This machine generates illusions that opens a window for its attacks.
    • 1999 July 5, “魔ま界かいの機き械かい兵へい [Mecha Soldier of the Demon World]”, in BOOSTER 3 (in Japanese), Konami:
      闇 (やみ)の力 (ちから)でつくられた機 (き)械 (かい)兵 (へい)。狂 (くる)ったように敵 (てき)を破 (は)壊 (かい)する。
      Yami no chikara de tsukurareta kikaihei. Kurutta yō ni teki o hakai suru.
      A machine soldier created from dark power that will go on a rampage and destroy enemies.
    • 1999 October 17, “マシン・アタッカー [Machine Attacker]”, in BOOSTER 5 (in Japanese), Konami:
      特 (とっ)攻 (こう)用 (よう)に作 (つく)り出 (だ)した機 (き)械 (かい)。突 (とつ)撃 (げき)で敵 (てき)をなぎ倒 (たお)していく。
      Tokkōyō ni tsukuridashita kikai. Totsugeki de teki o nagitaoshiteiku.
      A machine manufactured for suicide missions. It charges and mows down enemies.
    • 2000 January 7, “アイアン・ハート [Iron Heart]”, in Vol.7 (in Japanese), Konami:
      古 (こ)代 (だい)文 (ぶん)明 (めい)の遺 (い)跡 (せき)で見 (み)つかった、破 (は)壊 (かい)だけを目 (もく)的 (てき)とした機 (き)械 (かい)。
      Kodai bunmei no iseki de mitsukatta, hakai dake o mokuteki to shita kikai.
      This machine, whose sole purpose is to destroy, was found at the ruins of an ancient civilization.
    • 2000 January 7, “ゲート・キーパー [Gate Keeper]”, in Vol.7 (in Japanese), Konami:
      入 (い)り口 (くち)を守 (まも)るために造 (つく)られた機 (き)械 (かい)。壊 (こわ)すのは大 (たい)変 (へん)だ！
      Irikuchi o mamoru tame ni tsukurareta kikai. Kowasu no wa taihen da!
      This machine was created as a gate keeper. It is almost indestructible!
    • 2000 January 7, “ロイヤルガード [Royal Guard]”, in Vol.7 (in Japanese), Konami:
      王 (お)族 (ぞく)を守 (まも)るために開 (かい)発 (はつ)された、意 (い)志 (し)を持 (も)つ機 (き)械 (かい)の兵 (へい)隊 (たい)。
      Ozoku o mamoru tame ni kaihatsu sareta, ishi o motsu kikai no heitai.
      Developed as royal guards, they are one strong-willed army of machines.

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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