漢字道KANJIDO

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On
Kun
はた
Meaning
machine; loom; opportunity; occasion

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 木 (wood) with 幾 for sound; a wooden loom or mechanism, hence 'machine/opportunity'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

機械・機会・危機
はた機・機織り

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 機械きかい

    machine

  • 飛行機ひこうき

    airplane

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

空港で 大きな 飛行機を 見た。

I saw a big airplane at the airport.

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