戦闘機

See also: 戰鬥機 and 战斗机

Japanese
戦闘機 (sentōki): several fighter planes.
Kanji in this term
戦 闘 機
せん
Grade: 4		 とう
Grade: S		 き
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
戰鬭機 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 戦闘 (sentō, “fighting”) +‎ 機 (-ki, “machine”, short for 飛行機 (hikōki, “airplane”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

戦(せん)闘(とう)機(き) • (sentōki) ←せんとうき (sentouki)?

  1. (aircraft, military) a fighter plane

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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