~機

~き · ~ki · JLPT N2 · noun

machine

~機 — machine

⚙️ 機 = tree 木 + 幾 tiny parts: a wooden device of many small parts

機 joins 木 (tree, wood) with 幾 (tiny, how many). Early machines such as looms were wooden frames with many small moving parts. As a suffix ~機 marks devices: 飛行機 airplane, 洗濯機 washing machine, 携帯電話機 handset.

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