1.
machine; racing car; exercise machine
A machine, most often a specific kind: a racing car or motorcycle, a gym machine, or a computer. Also spelled マシーン.
マシン names a machine as a performer: a racing car, an exercise machine, a fast computer. For machinery in general, 機械 is the ordinary word.
Common collocations
- タイムマシン: a time machine
- 筋トレマシン: a weight-training machine
- F1マシン: a Formula One car
- コーヒーマシン: a coffee machine
Similar words
- 機械: machine, machinery — the general word
- メカ: mechanism; mecha — informal
Related Words
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機械 (machine, machinery)