マシン

also: マシーン

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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General term for a mechanical device or apparatus, similar to 機械 but often with a slightly more modern or Western feel.

マシンが故こ障しょうするfor a machine to break down
工こう場じょうのマシンが故こ障しょうして、生せい産さんが止とまった。
The machine at the factory broke down and production stopped.
〈人ひと〉がマシンに乗のるfor a driver/rider to get on the race car or motorcycle
選せん手しゅは自じ分ぶんのマシンに乗のってコースを一いっ周しゅうした。
The racer got on his machine and did a lap of the course.
マシンを操そう作さするto operate a machine
彼かれは新あたらしいマシンを操そう作さするのが得とく意いだ。
He is good at operating the new machine.
マシンを開かい発はつするto develop a (racing) machine
チームは新あたらしいレーシングマシンを開かい発はつした。
The team developed a new racing machine.

機き械かいN3sense 1
マシン is a loanword often used for modern, sleek, or specialized devices (including race cars), while 機械 is the traditional, all-purpose Japanese word for machine.
装そう置ちN3sense 1
装置 refers to a fixed piece of equipment or mechanism built into a larger system, whereas マシン is a broader, more casual word for any machine, including a standalone one.

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Borrowed from English 'machine'.

マシンガン

machine gun

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