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What does 機関車 (きかんしゃ, kikansha) mean?

機関車 (きかんしゃ, kikansha) means locomotive.

Quick facts
Readingきかんしゃ
Romajikikansha
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
きかんしゃ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkikansha

locomotive

  1. 1noun locomotive; engine

Example sentences

  • This locomotive is very old.

  • I saw an old steam locomotive at the museum.

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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.

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