A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 16 strokes

Loom ; Mechanism ; Machine ; Airplane ; Opportunity ; Potency ; Efficacy ; Occasion

Readings on: キ
Kun readings: はた

機会きかい — opportunity

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 機会きかい — chance; opportunity Word card → Source
• 機能きのう — capacity; function Word card → Source
• 機嫌きげん — arrangement; mood Word card → Source
• 機関きかん — machinery; machinery; motor Word card → Source
• 機械きかい — apparatus; mechanism; machine Word card → Source
• 機密きみつ — secret Source