Keyword
instrument
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig127
Old form器
Readings
き
(90%)
ぎ
(4%)
Composed of
two mouths
large
two mouths
Mnemonic

A dentist holding a drill - a large instrument of pain - with four open mouths around him.

Used in vocabulary (923 in total)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
arms; weapon; ordnance
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
musical instrument
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(telephone) receiver
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
internal organs; viscera
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
blunt weapon
cookware; cooking utensil
listening device; bug; wiretap
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
meter; gauge
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
cupboard; sideboard
fire extinguisher
armory; armoury; ordnance department
telecommunications equipment; communication device
artificial respirator; ventilator
firearms; guns
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
female genitalia
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
concealed weapon
(battery) charger; AC adapter
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
respiratory organs
containment vessel (nuclear reactor, etc.); CV
string instrument; stringed instrument
property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
receptacle; container; utensil; implement; personal property; (arch.) calibre
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
digestive organ
porcelain; china; chinaware
dinnerware; cutlery
measuring instrument
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
jack of all trades, master of none
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
firearm; small arms
medical apparatus; medical instruments
electric (goods)
precision equipment; delicate equipment
sighting device; sights
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
dishwashing; doing dishes
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
percussion instrument
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
tools and materials; equipment and materials
observation equipment
sense organ; sensory organ
(particle) accelerator
measuring instrument; instrumentation
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
water heater; (domestic) boiler
large container; person of great talent
silverware; silver tableware
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
wind instrument
steamer; steam cooker
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
eggbeater; whisk
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
human toilet; promiscuous woman
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
water filter; water purification system
utensil; appliance; furniture
floodlight; floodlight projector
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; MODS; multiple organ failure; MOF
musical instrument store; music shop
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
water heater; water boiler
bacteriological weapon
silver utensil; silverware
circulatory organ
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
peripheral; peripheral device; accessory
transformer; converter (socket plug adapter)
lethal weapon; deadly device
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons; OPCW
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
information appliance; information device; information system
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
great talents mature late
detector; detecting machine; detecting device
sensor; detector
flower vase
audio system; audio equipment
gramophone; phonograph
small arms; firearm
connector; coupler
equipment used in rituals
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
treasured article or vessel; outstanding individual
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser; nebulizer
armory; armoury
related equipment; related device
dashboard; instrument panel
standard (for weights and measures)
reproductive organ; reproductive system
artificial internal organ
enema syringe; clyster pump; enema tube; enemator
instrumental music
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
cardiovascular disease; circulatory disease
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
inhaler; inhalator; inspirator
eggbeater; whisk
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
telephone (device)
containment vessel; reactor container (nuclear reactor)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
(sensory) receptor
electrothermic equipment
keyboard instrument; clavier
various containers; miscellaneous receptacles; small wooden plate on which offerings for a Shinto home shrine are placed
controller; regulator
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
electrical appliance
(telephone) transmitter; mouthpiece
trophi (mouthparts of an insect, etc.)
strainer; colander; filter
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
instruments; equipment; implements; utensils; tools; apparatus
acoustic weapon; sonic weapon
storage container; preservation container
functional unit (e.g. in analog computing)
traditional Japanese musical instrument
person of ability; person of high calibre; talented individual
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
glass bowl; glassware
refrigerator; cooler; freezer; radiator (of a car)
baby-walker; walking frame
detector; locator
arms business; arms dealing; weapons trade; weapons dealing
meter; gauge; scale
(crime of) damaging property (including animals, and excluding buildings, ships and documents)
playback equipment; playback device
electrophone; electronic musical instrument
extremely powerful weapon (e.g. nuclear); (lit.) reaction weapon
needle holder; needle driver
biological and chemical weapons
generator (e.g. signal generator)
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities
business machine(ry)
atlatl; woomera; spear thrower
strainer; colander; filter
armory; armoury; arsenal; ordnance department
audiovisual equipment
implements of war
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
chipped stone tool; flaked stone tool
adaptation equipment
instrument flying; IFR flight
cardiac ward; cardiology ward; cardiovascular clinic
copperware
direction indicator; traffic indicator; turn signal
hydraulic equipment; hydraulic machinery; hydraulically operated machines
induction cooker; electromagnetic cooker
dashboard; instrument panel; gauge board; instrument board
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
assistive products (e.g. wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc.)
calculator; computer
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
external genitals
unusual receptacle; unusual utensil
tool; instrument
capacitor; condenser
piece of instrumental music
breathalyser; alcometer
water heater; calorifier
(clinical) thermometer
small arms; light weapons
circuit breaker
Matsushita Electric Industrial (abbr)
public institution
respiratory tract infection; RTI
organ property; organic mechanism; constitution
water cooler; water dispenser
spirit level; level; leveling instrument; levelling instrument
(crime of) assembling with dangerous weapons
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
mute; damper; sordino
water heater; water boiler
string instrument; stringed instrument
magical focus; magical foci
railroad switch; turnout
listening instrument; sound detector; sound locator; acoustic locator; hydrophone
favourite musical instrument, utensil, etc.
bioluminescent organ; photophore
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
analyzer (device)
talent; ability
treasure; invaluable person
love of good looks; only being attracted to good-looking women
water heater; water boiler
(photographic) camera
scientific instrument
dedicated device; apparatus for exclusive use
dynamo; power generator
medical appliances; surgical instruments
wind and string instruments
female genitalia; female genital organs
automatic firearm
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
stabilizer; stabiliser; electrical ballast (e.g. fluorescent light)
level; spirit level
dehumidifier; dehumidification machine
peeler (kitchen utensil); debarker (i.e. for removing bark from a tree); barker
paper container; paper packaging
small container; person of small capacities
adder (written); adding machine
(cavity) resonator
bread baking machine; bread machine; bread maker
International Prototype of the Kilogram; IPK
surveying instrument
Best Denki Co. Ltd.
sound-producing organ (esp. of land-dwelling vertebrates and insects)
vaporizer; vaporiser; carburetor; carburettor
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
on-board device (e.g. in prepaid road toll system)
Buddhist altar fittings
separator; extractor
walker; walking frame; Zimmer; Zimmer frame
locomotor apparatus; musculoskeletal system
spectroscope; spectrograph
straw-rope pattern pottery; Jomon ware
radiation meter (e.g. Geiger counter); particle detector; radiation detector
meat grinder; mincing machine; mincer
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
ground stone tool; polished stone tool
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover; cleaning device
ventilator; blower; fan
heating apparatus; heater
strainer; sieve
(telephone) switchboard
strainer; sieve
multiplier (written)
Meissen porcelain
(clinical) thermometer
A Farewell to Arms (novel by Ernest Hemingway, 1929)
light weapon; light firearm
heater; heating unit
armory; armoury; arsenal
ice maker; ice machine
Western tableware; dinnerware
ABC weapons (atomic, biological, chemical)
shock absorber; buffer
article made of gold; gold plate
stoneware; pottery; ceramics fired at a high temperature
breast pump; milking device; milking machine
vestigial (rudimentary) organ
vacuum vessel; vacuum chamber
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
peeler (kitchen utensil); debarker (i.e. for removing bark from a tree); barker
gas appliance
Limoges porcelain
frying pan for making rolled eggs
paper articles; containers, etc. made of paper
frying pan for making rolled eggs
clumsiness; unskillfulness
burner (e.g. gas); combustor
obstruction guard
regulator; adjuster; modulator; controller
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
respirator; breathing apparatus
car horn; alarm
a true gentleman is well-rounded
nasal irrigation device
lighting equipment
switch (for a light); flasher unit
electric musical instrument; electrical instrument
Japanese classical musical instruments
internal genitals; internal sex organ
telephone equipment
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
(hole) punch; stiletto
potsherd; shard
projectile point; point
soft-paste porcelain
scale; balance; weighing machine
sterilizer; steriliser
compressor; press
crockery dealer; china shop
self-playing musical instrument (e.g. music box, player piano)
diving apparatus
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
hypersonic glide vehicle; hypersonic glide weapon
tool; utensil; implement
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
(electric) relay
storage container; package
measuring device; measuring instrument
apparatus gymnastics; gymnastics (esp. at school); exercise using gymnastics equipment
register (e.g. cash)
earth leakage circuit breaker; ground fault circuit interrupter; GFCI; residual current device; RCD
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
refrigerator; freezer
fish grill; fish oven
(hydraulic) accumulator
eggbeater; whisk
articulatory organ (i.e. the tongue, teeth, lips, etc.)
business machines
bamboo ware
pressure-resistant container; pressure vessel
fire sensor; fire alarm
(frequency) mixer; mixer (ingredients, etc.); blender
hydraulic equipment
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
ordinary talent
bone tool; horn implement
semiconductor detector; solid-state detector
organ transplantation
measure for volume
bone porcelain; bone china
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
mendicant priest's begging bowl
sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp)
counter (reversible)
(hole) punch; stiletto
strainer; sieve
ascender (climbing); ascendeur; jumar
Twitter; (lit.) stupidity detector
organic mental disorder; organic psychosis
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
armorer; armourer
weapons of war; arms
colliding-beam accelerator; (particle) collider accelerator
depth finder; sounder; bathymeter
mamma (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)
tool sharpener (esp. knives)
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
washbasin; sink (for washing hands)
electric bug killer; insectocutor; insect-o-cutor
reed instrument
sound-perceiving apparatus (of the ear); sensorineural apparatus
small electrical and electronic equipment
chopping tool; chopping stoneware
sound-producing organ (i.e. speech organs of mammals, wings of insects)
vomeronasal organ
bone tool; horn implement
bread baking machine; bread machine; bread maker
pair of compasses; compass
scales for weighing
tactile organ; touch organ
plucked string instrument
Palaeolithic culture; Paleolithic culture
eggbeater; whisk
eggbeater; whisk
steamer; steam cooker
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
strainer; colander; filter
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
breast pump; milking device; milking machine
talent; ability
frying pan for making rolled eggs
(computer) reader; reading device
(computer) reader; reading device
(computer) reader; reading device
stoneware; pottery; ceramics fired at a high temperature
Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
sounder (e.g. for a telegraph)
baby's bottle
lacrimal apparatus
earth leakage circuit breaker; ground fault circuit interrupter; GFCI; residual current device; RCD
fish grill; fish oven
dimmer; dimmer control
-maker (e.g. ice-maker)
cutting machine; paper cutter; guillotine
sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp)
Twitter; (lit.) stupidity detector
copper alloy with traces of silver, lead, or tin
washbasin; sink (for washing hands)
air conditioner; cooler
plucked string instrument
urn (for hot water); pot; boiler
analog-digital converter; AD converter; ADC
rheostat; potentiometer; adjustable resistor
variable resistor; rheostat; potentiometer
antique vessel; antique utensil; antique
various appliances
sound-conducting apparatus (of the ear); conductive apparatus
floodlight; floodlight projector
mimeograph (machine)
filter press
Mesolithic; Middle Stone Age
mechanical drawing
intermediate-range nuclear forces
(railroad) switch
being too beautiful or talented for one's own good
(wave) detector; cymoscope
entropion forceps
instruments of torture
cotton picker (machine)
(piano) damper
light electrical appliance
coal (fuel) economizer; coal economiser
exciter (driver)
signal converter; inverter
(impedance) transformer
titanium porcelain
household electric appliances
weapons inspection
accessory sex organs; accessory genitalia
mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
multiplier (e.g. frequency)
optical resonator; optical cavity
water filter
filter; wave filter
filter; wave filter
genital piercing
funerary urn; cinerary urn
heavy electrical machinery
eyelid speculum; lid retractor
splitter (device that splits and reassembles signals from different frequencies)
mercury arc valve; mercury vapor rectifier
Copper Age; Chalcolithic
Metal Age (i.e. the Bronze Age and the Iron Age)
mass spectrometer; mass spectrograph
Sevres porcelain
alumina porcelain
voltage detector; voltage tester; electroscope
stapler; paper fastener
analog-to-digital converter; AD converter; ADC
gender changer; sex changer
Data Communications Equipment; DCE
digital-to-analog converter; DA converter; DAC
digital-to-analog converter; DA converter; DAC
pocket calculator; hand-held calculator
pocket calculator; hand-held calculator
compander; compandor
trunk coupling unit; trunk connecting unit; TCU
coefficient unit; scale multiplier
degausser; demagnetizer
staticizer; serial-parallel converter
equalizer (audio too)
power distribution unit
frequency demultiplier; frequency divider
serializer; parallel-serial converter; dynamicizer
dispensing burette
capping scraper (beekeeping, apiculture)
vestibular system; vestibular organs
one's talent and virtue; noble character
type of detector used at airports
audio equalizer; sound equalizer
ash box (used in tea ceremony)
porcelain; porcelain ware
device to repel mosquitoes by fumigation
microlith (small stone tool)
tone generator; audio signal generator; AF signal generator
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
punch-style can opener (punches a round or V-shaped hole in a can of liquid)
ceramic condenser; ceramic capacitor
mendicant priest's begging bowl
smoke alarm; smoke detector
electronic locator; metal detector
auxiliary machinery room
end measure (e.g. block gauge, limit gauge); end standard
cavity resonator; microwave resonance cavity; rhumbatron
cavity resonator; microwave resonance cavity; rhumbatron
bowed stringed instrument
bowed stringed instrument
smoke detector; smoke alarm
flame detector; flame sensor
blood glucose meter; glucose meter; glucometer; blood glucose monitor
isolation transformer; isolating transformer; insulating transformer
pulmonology; pneumology; respirology
atypical genital bleeding; irregular vaginal bleeding
plexor; plessor; percussor
induction heater; inductive heater; IH
bowl; plate; dish
medical diagnostic instruments
inability; incapability; lack of calibre
chopping tool; chopping stoneware
autoanalyzer; automatic analyzer
binary weapon; binary chemical weapon
(stone) scraper
(stone) scraper
(stone) scraper
molded-case circuit breaker; MCCB
goke; bowl for go-stones
cream separator; creamer
classifier; discriminator
seabed sampler; bottom sampler
osteoclast (surgical instrument)
soft-paste porcelain
gas leak detector
pickling bowl; pickle press
kneader; kneading machine; dough mixer
kneader; kneading machine; dough mixer
accessory organ
castor (for sugar, etc.); caster
china wedding (anniversary); 20th wedding anniversary
sense organ; sensory organ
voltage divider; potential divider
pneumatic controller; air flow regulator
autoencoder (neural network)
visceral sensation; organic sensation
copulatory organ
weapon shop; weapon store
recorder; data logger
Technology Research Association of Medical and Welfare Apparatus
Japan Musical Instruments Association
Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation; JSMI
Japan Medical Device Industry Excutives Association
American Urology Association
Derby Porcelain
Actinostemma lobatum (plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)
Actinostemma lobatum (plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)
Examples (200 in total)
Knowing things is a weapon.
I didn't even have the luxury of choosing a weapon.
It is not permitted to turn weakness into a weapon.