機|きki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounchance; opportunity
    私わたしたちはその機きを最大限さいだいげんに利用りようした。↗
    We made the most of the opportunity.
  2. noun, noun (suffix)machine
    The salesman demonstrated how to use the mincer.
  3. noun, noun (suffix)aircraft
    The plane rose sharply before leveling off as it left the coast.
  4. countercounter for aircraft
    そのうち3機きはまだ帰還きかんの報告ほうこくはない。↗
    Three of the planes have not yet reported home.
  5. counter, video gamescounter for (remaining) lives
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym機会きかいNeutralThe most general word for an opportunity; 「機(き)」 is more written and mostly appears in set phrases like 「機を見る」 and 「機に乗じる」.
  • SynonymチャンスNeutralA loanword for opportunity, common in everyday speech; 「機」 is the more written choice.
  • Related潮時しおどきNeutralThe right moment to start or finish something, as in 「潮時を見極める」; 「機」 is broader.
  • Related好機こうきNeutralA good opportunity, as in 「好機を逃す」; 「機」 is broader in range.
  • Related時機じきNeutralAn opportune time for doing something, as in 「時機を逸する」; 「機」 is the more written word.
  • Related時宜じぎWrittenWritten/formal prose for what suits the times, as in 「時宜を得た発言」; 「機」 centers on opportunity.

In written prose, 機 is the word for timing and opportunity, as in 「機を見るに敏」 and 「機に乗じる」; it also serves as a suffix for machines and aircraft. For an everyday opportunity, go with 「機会」 or 「チャンス」; use 「時宜」 for what suits the occasion.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとの起おこるきっかけ。物事ものごとを行おこなうのによい時機じき。機会きかい。
  2. 航空機こうくうき、飛行機ひこうきの略称りゃくしょう。
  3. 飛行機ひこうきの助数詞じょすうし。
  4. 残機ざんき制せいのゲームにおいて、プレイヤーが操あやつるキャラクターの助数詞じょすうし。スペースインベーダーがブームだった1978年ねん頃ころから既すでに使つかわれていた。ただしこの頃ごろは据え付すえつけるものを数かぞえる時ときの助数詞じょすうし「基もと」の意味いみで用もちいており、伝聞でんぶんの過程かていで現在げんざいの用字ようじに変化へんかしていった。
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