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Keyword
instrument
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig127
Old form器
Readings
き
(91%)
ぎ
(3%)
Composed of
吅
two mouths
大
large
吅
two mouths
Mnemonic

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

Used in vocabulary (789 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
786 more...
Examples (115 in total)
It's a weapon.
A good memory is his weapon.
Tears are a child's weapon.
The weapons were concealed in the bottom of his baggage.
Put down your weapons!
Eggs can be used as weapons.
The girl is skillful with her fingers.
He used his umbrella as a weapon.
The army had plenty of weapons.
You're really clumsy, aren't you?
Why are you so clumsy?
You play a musical instrument, don't you?
Has everyone got a musical instrument?
Can you play any musical instruments?
Do you play an instrument?
Some learned to play musical instruments.
Can you play a musical instrument?
Do you play a musical instrument?
I'm washing the dishes.
If we improve it little by little, it will become a great weapon.
The murder weapon still hasn't been found.
Strange noises keep coming from the receiver and won't stop.
I put the receiver to my ear.
Japan should not spend much money on weapons.
The fingerprints left on the weapon match the suspect's.
He taught his dog some clever tricks.
The firm decided to do away with the old machinery.
We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.
I have an interest in oriental ceramics.
Clay is the essential ingredient in making pottery.
There's an exhibition of ancient weapons at the museum.
A doctor's instruments must be kept absolutely clean.
The brain is a very complex organ.
Tom checked the equipment.
Tom works at a music store.
Tom put some food into the dog's dish.
Is mayonnaise an instrument?
Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
Do you play any other instruments besides the piano?
They invaded the country with tanks and guns.
The export of weapons was prohibited.
Patience is sometimes the most effective weapon.
I was calm until I saw the syringe!
The cancer has begun to spread to other organs.
Are you wearing a wire?
You should on no condition touch these instruments.
This food will keep for a week in an airtight container.
Typically, the toilet is white.
The clumsy man envied her unusual talent.
The clumsy man envied her extraordinary talent.
Do you have a rice cooker at home?
I want to buy a rice cooker.
We cook rice in a rice cooker.
Turn on the rice cooker, please.
I don't have a rice cooker.
Once you get used to electronic media, you can no longer do without them.
The tablecloth is in the cupboard.
Put the knives and forks back in the cupboard.
"It is not a cupboard," he said in surprise.
I put the used syringes in a can for safe disposal.
The telephone rings. Susan picks it up.
Does your country have nuclear weapons?
The war affected the way the Japanese view nuclear weapons.
People are protesting against nuclear weapons.
He argued that nuclear weapons were a threat to peace.
He contends that nuclear weapons are necessary for national defense.
They seem to be worrying about nuclear weapons.
We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth.
Nuclear weapons are a threat to humanity.
Nuclear weapons will bring about nothing but the ruin of mankind.
Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.
Nuclear weapons are a threat to all humanity.
Only by prohibiting nuclear weapons altogether can we stop the arms race.
There's a lot of dirty dishes in the sink.
The doctor placed a stethoscope on the patient's chest.
These containers are airtight.
The penis is one of the male reproductive organs.
The violin, the piano, and the harp are musical instruments.
The company manufactures a wide variety of musical instruments.
I plugged in the charger.
I can't find my charger.
My cellphone charger broke down.
Does anyone have a mobile phone charger?
These are the weapons used by the ancients.
I used to work in an electronics store.
She cleared the dishes from the table after dinner.
It is an open secret that he deals in weapons.
It is necessary to fight AIDS with whatever weapons are at hand.
The surgeon persuaded me to undergo an organ transplant operation.
The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature.
The fire alarm sounded.
The treaty bans the use of chemical weapons.
Nuclear power plants are dangerous, not to mention nuclear weapons.
The period is referred to as the Stone Age.
The Stone Age ruins were discovered.
He took up the receiver and dialed.
Just after putting away the dishes, Joan heard the doorbell ring.
There are few legal constraints on the sale of firearms in the U.S.
He's a late bloomer.
I paid twenty thousand yen for this hearing aid.
If there is a big earthquake, the alarm will sound.
Can you buy an inhaler without a prescription?
The new equipment enabled us to finish the work in an hour.
He is clumsy with his hands.
China is a leading exporter of arms.
The first electric calculator came into existence toward the end of the 19th century.
The electrical appliance must have been damaged in transit.
We tend to use more and more electric appliances in the home.
I like instrumental music.
Tom has an electric rice cooker.
This peeler is easy to hold and slices well.
You can download the instruction manual for the heat exchanger here.
In Japan solar heat is used more for solar water heaters than for electricity generation.
I was bought a new water purifier.
The smoke detector went off.