JLPT N3 · 16 strokes
Kanji 機: "loom, mechanism, machine"
The kanji 機 means "loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キ in on'yomi and はた in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はた
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 127 of 2,501 |
Common words with 機
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 機会chance; opportunity; occasion
- 機chance; opportunity · machine
- 機能function; facility; faculty; feature
- 機械machine; mechanism · instrument; appliance; apparatus
- 危機crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
- 不機嫌pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour
- 待機standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert · quarantine
- 機嫌humour; humor; temper; mood · safety; health; well-being; one's situation
- 動機motive; incentive · motif
- 機関engine · agency; organisation; organization; institution
- 飛行機airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
- ご機嫌humour; humor; temper; mood · safety; health; well-being; one's situation
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