Memory phrase for the character: 機

機

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Meaning

loom, machine, chance, quantifier

Pronunciation

KI
hata

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: several 幾 (Two threads 幺/糸 were cut by a person 人 with a halberd 戈 into several.)

Mnemonic
 
Made of wood; and with at least two threads in a rack 戈 and a person you get: a loom or machine. (Or: You need several 幾 trees for a machine)

Radicals

木 tree
幾 several, how many
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤




 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
交通機関 こうつうきかん  transportation facilities
扇風機 せんぷうき  (electric) fan
危機 きき  crisis

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