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    3. 汽笛

    汽笛

    汽き笛てき

    steam whistle

    KMT10News #34+1CoreNounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab18 strokes

    きてき

    Noun

    1.
    steam whistle

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    船ふねが汽き笛てきを鳴ならした。

    The ship blew its whistle.

    KMT7Travel & Transportation
    遠とおくで汽き笛てきの音おとが聞きこえ、旅りょ情じょうを誘さそった。

    The sound of a steam whistle was heard in the distance, evoking a sense of wanderlust.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationEmotions & Psychology
    港みなとに停てい泊はく中ちゅうの大おお型がた船せんが、出しゅっ航こうを告つげるかのように汽き笛てきを長ながく響ひびかせた。

    The large ship docked in the harbor sounded its whistle long, as if announcing its departure.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    汽き笛てきが鳴なると、乗じょう客きゃくたちはデッキに出でて別わかれを惜おしんだ。

    When the steam whistle blew, passengers came out onto the deck, reluctant to say goodbye.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationEmotions & Psychology
    昔むかしの蒸じょう気き機き関かん車しゃは、力ちから強づよい汽き笛てきを上あげて駅えきを出しゅっ発ぱつした。

    Old steam locomotives would depart from the station with a powerful whistle.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    汽
    vapor・steam
    笛
    ふえ…(2)
    flute・clarinet・pipe・whistle・bagpipe…(1)
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