機器(きき)

きき
noun
equipment, machinery, devices
1. equipment, machinery, devices, apparatus
Machines, instruments, and devices used for a particular purpose, especially in technical, medical, or industrial settings. A collective or formal term for equipment.
医療(いりょう)機器(きき)を点検(てんけん)する。
To inspect medical equipment.
精密(せいみつ)機器(きき)の取(と)り扱(あつか)いには注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Handling precision equipment requires caution.
この工場(こうじょう)では最新(さいしん)の電子(でんし)機器(きき)を使(つか)って製品(せいひん)を製造(せいぞう)している。
This factory uses the latest electronic equipment to manufacture products.

ETYMOLOGY:
機(き) (machine, mechanism) + 器(き) (instrument, device). Both characters refer to devices or tools, creating a general term for equipment.

USAGE:
A formal, technical term typically used in professional contexts such as medicine, engineering, and manufacturing. For everyday appliances, 家電(かでん) (home appliances) or 電化製品(でんかせいひん) is more natural. 機器(きき) often appears as a suffix in compound terms.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 医療(いりょう)機器(きき): medical equipment
  • 電子(でんし)機器(きき): electronic devices
  • 精密(せいみつ)機器(きき): precision instruments
  • 通信(つうしん)機器(きき): communication equipment
  • 測定(そくてい)機器(きき): measuring instruments
  • 機器(きき)の操作(そうさ): operation of equipment
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