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contraption
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingカイ
Kun readingかせ

Meanings

  1. contraptionRtK
    新しい操作He operated the new machine.tatoeba
    にその説明He gave me an account of the machine.tatoeba
  2. fetter
  3. machine
  4. instrument

Popular Usage

機械器械

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

tree () · wood () · commandments · two hands · fiesta

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 732

Compound words

彼は私に、その機の使い方を説明した。
He explained to me how to use the machine.tatoeba
彼は古い機を修理してもらった。
He had the old machine fixed.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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