オートマチック

オートマチック · ootomachikku · JLPT N1 · na-adj

automatic

⚙️ オート = auto (self) + マチック = -matic: it is English 'automatic' written in katakana

The マチック ending comes straight from English -matic. Japanese adds vowels to the consonant endings, so ootomachikku sounds close to auto-matic.

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