chance; opportunity; right moment
Formal or literary use for a favorable moment or opening, common in phrases such as 機をうかがう and 機を逃す.
They were watching for a chance to counterattack.
Don't miss this opportunity.
Usually appears as the final element of machine names and equipment terms, as in 洗濯機, 印刷機, and 包装機.
The factory introduced a new packaging machine.
Used in aircraft-related compounds such as 旅客機, 軍用機, 無人機, and 敵機.
The passenger aircraft entered the runway.
counter for aircraft
Counter used for airplanes, helicopters, drones, and other aircraft; read き after the number.
Two helicopters are standing by on the runway.
counter for remaining lives
Video-game usage, especially for remaining lives, ships, or playable units shown as 残機.
In this game, you start with three lives remaining.
I was watching for the right moment to counterattack.
Three fighter jets flew in formation.
My remaining lives dropped to zero and it was game over.
I missed my chance to speak up.
飛行機 is the everyday word for an airplane, while 機 is a compact element used in compounds and as the counter for aircraft.
チャンス is a casual loanword for a chance, while 機 sounds more written, strategic, or formal.
期 means a period or term and is a homophone of 機 with an unrelated meaning that learners often mix up when reading compounds aloud.
器 means a vessel or instrument and can be confused with 機 since both appear as suffixes on equipment names, as in 容器 versus 洗濯機.
Written with the same kanji, 機 read はた means 'loom' while 機 read き means 'machine' or 'opportunity', so the reading must be inferred from context.
airframe; fuselage; aircraft body
mechanism; machinery · system; structure; organization; framework
maneuver; military movement · mobile; agile; quick to respond
motive; incentive; reason · motif
mood; temper; spirits · well-being; health; safety · in a good mood; cheerful; happy
organic · organic chemistry · organic compound
secrecy; confidentiality; classified information
equipment; machinery and materials · materials for manufacturing machinery
aircraft
electric fan
inside the plane; in-flight
vending machine
electrical machinery; appliances
captain (of an aircraft)
opportunity; chance · trigger; cause
hello; good day; nice to see you · farewell; goodbye; take care
real machine; actual device · real aircraft; actual plane
heavy machinery; heavy equipment · heavy machine gun
jet airplane; jet aircraft
telephone set; telephone device
speculation; speculative investment; gambling on stocks