(きかい)

きかい
noun
machine, machinery
technology
See also: 機会(きかい) (opportunity (機会)), 器械(きかい) (apparatus (器械))
1. machine, machinery
A device with moving parts that performs work.
機械(きかい)(うご)かす
To operate a machine.
機械(きかい)(こわ)れた
The machine broke.

機械(きかい) refers to machines—devices with moving parts that perform work or operations.

Watch out

  • 機械(きかい): machine (this word)
  • 機会(きかい): opportunity, chance (different kanji!)

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