# 機 — machine; opportunity

機 means “machine; opportunity”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki). Kun'yomi: はた (hata). You'll see it in words such as ジェット機 (jettoki, “jet aeroplane”).

- Meaning: machine; opportunity
- On'yomi: キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi: はた (hata)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Things 1

## How to remember 機

A wooden (木) frame with how many (幾) threads? A loom, the first machine.

Sounds like 幾: both read キ.

Parts: 木 tree · 幾 how many

## Words with 機

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ジェット機 | ジェットき (jettoki) | jet aeroplane |
| 機 | き (ki) | chance; opportunity |
| コピー機 | コピーき (kopiiki) | copier; copy machine |

## Don't confuse it with

[畿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/capital-region/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[機](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/machine/) · [球](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sphere/) · [席](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seat/) · [針](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/needle/) · [管](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pipe/)

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