残機

Japanese

Kanji in this term
残 機
ざん
Grade: 4 		き
Grade: 4
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
殘機 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 残(ざん) (zan, “remaining”) + 機(き) (ki, “airplane”). This term originated from 2D shooters in the 1970s, wherein the player character was typically an airplane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zã̠ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

残(ざん)機(き) • (zanki) 

  1. (video games) life; one of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made
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