自動販売機

See also: 自動販賣機 and 自动贩卖机

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	動	販	売	機
じ Grade: 2	どう Grade: 3	はん Grade: S	ばい Grade: 2	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
自動販賣機 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

(shortening) 自(じ)販(はん)機(き) (jihanki)

Etymology

From 自動 (jidō, “automatic”) +‎ 販売 (hanbai, “sales”) +‎ 機 (-ki, “machine”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じどーはんばいき [jìdóó háńbáꜜìkì] (Nakadaka – [6])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑido̞ː hã̠mba̠ikʲi]

Noun

自(じ)動(どう)販(はん)売(ばい)機(き) • (jidō hanbaiki)

a vending machine

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN