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駆動機 (くどうき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

駆く動どう機き

Meanings

1

noun

drive engine; driving machine

Technical term for a machine that provides motive power; often used in mechanical or engineering contexts.

この装そう置ちの駆く動どう機きは電でん動どうモーターです。
The drive engine of this device is an electric motor.

Kanji

駆drive, run, gallop
動move, motion, change
機loom, mechanism, machine

Similar words

駆く動どう
駆動 is the general concept of 'driving' or 'propulsion', while 駆動機 specifically refers to the machine or engine that performs the driving.

Etymology

Compound of 駆動 (drive, propulsion) and 機 (machine, device). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical compound.