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What does パンク (panku) mean?

パンク means flat tire, puncture; overload; punk (music).

Quick facts
Readingパンク
Romajipanku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
パンク
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonpanku

flat tire, puncture; overload; punk (music)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

Example sentences

  • The bicycle tire got a flat.

  • Calls flooded in and the lines became overloaded.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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