変速機

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 4
そく
Grade: 3

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
變速機 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

変速(へんそく) (hensoku, gear changing) + () (-ki, device)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んそ [hèńsókúꜜkì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • (Tokyo) んそ [hèńsóꜜkùkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [hẽ̞ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟̊kʲi]

Noun

(へん)(そく)() • (hensokuki

  1. transmission, gearbox (mechanical assembly of gears that changes the torque and speed of shaft rotations)

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