エンジンenjin

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounengine
    そのエンジンは蒸気じょうきで動うごく。↗
    The engine is driven by steam.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym発動機はつどうきWritten発動機 is a literary synonym of エンジン; because of its bookish register it appears mainly in formal or written prose, so learners should default to エンジン in conversation.

Use エンジン as the normal word for an engine in everyday speech and writing about cars, planes, and machinery; reserve 発動機 for literary or formal contexts.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 特とくに燃焼ねんしょうや風力ふうりょくなどのエネルギーを利用りよう可能かのうな運動うんどうエネルギーなどへと変換へんかんする装置そうち。特とくに内燃ないねん機関きかん。
  2. 情報処理じょうほうしょりを実行じっこうする機構きこう。
  3. 原動力げんどうりょく。物事ものごとを推進すいしんする力ちからを持もつもの。
English equivalents

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