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Zach

機能

Reading

Kana: きのう
Romaji: kinou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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1

function; facility; faculty; feature

Kanji

Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity

Example Sentences

このビデオは(まさ)しく機能(きのう)しない。
➥This video recorder doesn't work right.
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泳者(えいしゃ)呼吸(こきゅう)機能(きのう)特性(とくせい)について。
➥Concerning the characteristics of respiratory function in swimmers.
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ゼネストで国中(くにちゅう)機能(きのう)麻痺(まひ)した。
➥The general strike paralyzed the whole country.
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その機能(きのう)(はたら)かなくなるだろう。
➥Its mechanism will cease to work.
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国連(こくれん)(ひと)つの国際的(こくさいてき)機能(きのう)である。
➥The United Nations is an international organization.
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ブレーキの機能(きのう)(くるま)()めることだ。
➥The function of the brake is to stop the car.
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