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    蒸気機関

    蒸じょう気き機き関かん

    steam engine

    KMT9News #32+1NounTechnologyHistoryKanji Vocab49 strokes

    じょうききかん

    Noun

    1.
    steam engine

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    蒸じょう気き機き関かんは産さん業ぎょう革かく命めいの原げん動どう力りょくでした。

    The steam engine was the driving force of the Industrial Revolution.

    KMT7HistoryTechnology
    昔むかしの列れっ車しゃは蒸じょう気き機き関かんで動うごいていた。

    Old trains were powered by steam engines.

    KMT9HistoryTravel & Transportation
    蒸じょう気き機き関かんは、水みずを熱ねっして発はっ生せいする蒸じょう気きの力ちからでピストンを動うごかす。

    A steam engine moves a piston with the power of steam generated by heating water.

    KMT9TechnologyScience & Math
    蒸じょう気き機き関かん車しゃは、今いまでも観かん光こう列れっ車しゃとして多おおくの人ひと々びとに愛あいされている。

    Steam locomotives are still loved by many people as tourist trains.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationHistory
    蒸じょう気き機き関かんの発はつ明めいは、その後ごの社しゃ会かい構こう造ぞうや人ひと々びとの生せい活かつ様よう式しきに計はかり知しれない影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    The invention of the steam engine had an immeasurable impact on subsequent social structures and people's lifestyles.

    KMT10HistoryTechnologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    蒸
    む.す・む.れる・む.らす…(2)
    steam・heat・sultry・foment・get musty
    気
    いき・き…(2)
    spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood
    機
    はた…(1)
    loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)
    関
    せき・-ぜき・かか.わる・からくり・かんぬき…(1)
    connection・barrier・gateway・involve・concerning
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