Memory phrase for the Kanji: 機


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Meaning

loom, machine, chance, quantifier

Pronunciation

KI
hata

Explanation

Left: tree , right: several (Two threads / were cut by a person with a halberd into several.)

Mnemonic

The needed trees are several for a machine. - Or: Made of wood, with at least two threads in a rack and a person you get: a loom or machine.

Radicals

tree
several, how many
halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae Other radicals with weapons are:
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Vocabulary

 機  はた  loom
 待機  たいき  standby, await an opportunity, alert
 機械  きかい  machine, mechanism
 織機  しょっき  loom, weaving machine
 複写機  ふくしゃき  photocopying machine, copier
 飛行機  ひこうき  aeroplane
 扇風機  せんぷうき  (electric) fan
 交通機関  こうつうきかん  transportation facilities
 危機  きき  crisis


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