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空気ポンプ (くうきポンプ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

空くう気きポンプ

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Meanings

1

A device for moving or compressing air, such as a bicycle pump or an aquarium air pump.

自じ転てん車しゃのタイヤに空くう気きポンプで空くう気きを入いれ

た

。

I pumped air into the bicycle tire with an air pump.

Kanji

空empty, sky, void
気spirit, mind, air

Related words

ポンプ
A general pump for liquids or gases; 空気ポンプ specifically refers to an air pump.

Built from

空くう気き+ポンプ

Etymology

Compound of 空気 (くうき, 'air') and ポンプ ('pump'), a straightforward loanword compound.