軽機関銃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軽	機	関	銃
けい Grade: 3	き Grade: 4	かん Grade: 4	じゅう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
輕機關銃 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

軽(けい) (kei, “light”) + 機関銃(きかんじゅう) (kikanjū, “machine gun”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けーきかんじゅう [kèékíkáꜜǹjùù] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːkʲikã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑɨː]

Noun

軽(けい)機(き)関(かん)銃(じゅう) • (keikikanjū) ^{←けいきくわんじゆう (keikikwanzyuu)^?}

light machine gun (machine gun which can be operated by one person)

Synonyms

(short form) 軽機(けいき) (keiki)

Antonyms

重機関銃(じゅうきかんじゅう) (jūkikanjū)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN