機き

noun

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.

• 反はん撃げきの機きをうかがっていた。

  They were watching for a chance to counterattack.

• この機きを逃のがすな。

  Don't miss this opportunity.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

machine; device

Usually appears as the final element of machine names and equipment terms, as in 洗濯機, 印刷機, and 包装機.

• 工こう場じょうに新あたらしい包ほう装そう機きを導どう入にゅうした。

  The factory introduced a new packaging machine.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

aircraft; plane

Used in aircraft-related compounds such as 旅客機, 軍用機, 無人機, and 敵機.

• 旅りょ客かく機きが滑かっ走そう路ろに入はいった。

  The passenger aircraft entered the runway.

counter

counter for aircraft

Counter used for airplanes, helicopters, drones, and other aircraft; read き after the number.

• 滑かっ走そう路ろにヘリコプターが二に機き待たい機きしている。

  Two helicopters are standing by on the runway.

counter

counter for remaining lives

Video-game usage, especially for remaining lives, ships, or playable units shown as 残機.

• このゲームは残ざん機きが三さん機きから始はじまる。

  In this game, you start with three lives remaining.