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パチンコ

Readings

Kana: パチンコ、ぱちんこ
Romaji: pachinko, pachinko
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Definitions

noun
vs
1

pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball

2

slingshot; catapult

noun
3

pistol

Note: colloquialism

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)がパチンコをするなんて絶対(ぜったい)にない。
➥He wouldn't be caught dead playing pachinko.
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次郎(じろう)はパチンコでガッポリもうけて上機嫌(じょうきげん)だった。
➥Jiro was all smiles after he made a bundle at the pachinko parlor.
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先週(せんしゅう)はパチンコで勝(か)った友人(ゆうじん)に焼(や)き肉(にく)をごちそうになりました。食(た)べ放題(ほうだい)でたらふく食(た)べました。
➥Last week I was treated to dinner by my friend who'd won at pachinko. It was all-you-can-eat so I ate to my heart's content.
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私(わたし)たちは、パチンコをして時(とき)を過(す)ごした。
➥We passed the time playing pachinko.
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つきがいいほうではないのでパチンコもしないし宝(たから)くじも買(か)いません。
➥I don't have good luck, so I don't play pachinko or buy lottery tickets.
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