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N4 · 16 strokes · — · Irodori #216 · Elementary 1 L13

機

airplane, efficacy, loom, machine, mechanism, occasion, opportunity, potency

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Readings

On’yomi
キ
Kun’yomi
はた

Example words

  • 洗濯機

    せんたくき

    washing machine

  • コピー機

    コピーき

    copy machine

  • 飛行機

    ひこうき

    plane

  • 自動販売機

    じどうはんばいき

    vending machine

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A complex 16-stroke character meaning "airplane" — break it into smaller familiar components to remember it.

🧩Components

Remember "airplane" (機) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

コピー機 (こぴーき) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in コピー機 (こぴーき) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: はた — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: キ — common in compound words (熟語).