ๆฉŸ

JLPT N3

Machine, chance

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ญ (ki)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใฏใŸ (hata)
โ€ข ใฏใŸ โ€“ loom (traditional weaving machine)

Vocabulary

ๆฉŸไผš
ใใ‹ใ„
opportunity
ๆฉŸๆขฐ
ใใ‹ใ„
machine
้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸ
ใฒใ“ใ†ใ
airplane
ๅ‹•ๆฉŸ
ใฉใ†ใ
motive
ๆฉŸ่ƒฝ
ใใฎใ†
function

Example Sentences

่‰ฏใ„ๆฉŸไผšใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚ˆใ„ ใใ‹ใ„ ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is a good opportunity.
ๆฉŸๆขฐใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใใ‹ใ„ ใ‚’ ใคใ‹ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I use a machine.
้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸใซไน—ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใฒใ“ใ†ใ ใซ ใฎใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I ride an airplane.
ๅ‹•ๆฉŸใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใฉใ†ใ ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There is a motive.
ๆฉŸ่ƒฝใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใใฎใ† ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
It functions.

Cultural Note

โš™ ๆฉŸ emphasizes machines, mechanisms, and opportunities in Japanese culture.
โ€ข Frequently used in technology, engineering, and manufacturing contexts (ๆฉŸๆขฐ, ้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸ, ่‡ชๅ‹•ๆฉŸ).
โ€ข Also appears in social and personal contexts to denote opportunities (ๆฉŸไผš).
โ€ข Reflects the cultural appreciation for innovation, precision, and seizing the right moment.