Keyword
instrument
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig127
Old form
Readings
(91%)
(3%)
Composed of
two mouths
large
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
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
musical instrument
arms; weapon; ordnance
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
(telephone) receiver
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
internal organs; viscera; intestines
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
blunt weapon
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
listening device; bug; wiretap
cookware; cooking utensil
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
meter; gauge
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
cupboard; sideboard
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
firearms; guns
armory; armoury; ordnance department
female genitalia
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
fire extinguisher
(battery) charger; AC adapter
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
string instrument; stringed instrument
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
dinnerware; cutlery
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
digestive organs
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
telecommunication equipment
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
respiratory organs
firearm; small arms
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
measuring instrument
sighting device; sights
jack of all trades, master of none
artificial respirator; ventilator
electric (goods)
dishwashing; doing dishes
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
percussion instrument
tools and materials; equipment and materials
property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)
medical apparatus; medical instruments
large container; person of great talent
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
(particle) accelerator
silverware; silver tableware
steamer; steam cooker
measuring instrument; instrumentation
precision equipment; delicate equipment
wind instrument
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
eggbeater; whisk
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
promiscuous woman
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
utensil; appliance; furniture
circulatory organ
bacteriological weapon
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
store selling musical instruments
silver utensil; silverware
water filter; water purification system
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
water heater; (domestic) boiler
lethal weapon; deadly device
water-heater; water-boiler
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
gramophone; phonograph
floodlight; floodlight projector
peripheral; peripheral device; accessory
great talents mature late
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
observation equipment
flower vase
connector; coupler
equipment used in rituals
dashboard; instrument panel
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
instrumental music
artificial internal organ
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
reproductive organ; reproductive system
inhaler; inhalator; inspirator
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
high energy laser weapon
armory; armoury
standard (for weights and measures)
various containers; miscellaneous receptacles; small wooden plate on which offerings for a Shinto home shine are placed
receptor; acceptor
electrothermic equipment
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
enema syringe; clyster pump; enema tube; enemator
eggbeater; whisk
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
controller; regulator
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; MODS; multiple organ failure (former term); MOF
containment vessel (nuclear reactor); CV
strainer; colander; filter
(telephone) transmitter; mouthpiece
sensor; detector
trophi (mouthparts of an insect, etc.)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
person of ability; person of high calibre; talented individual
information appliance; information device; information system
(power) transformer
keyboard instrument; clavier
detector; locator
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
needle holder; needle driver
refrigerator; cooler; freezer; radiator (of a car)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
storage container; preservation container
extremely powerful weapon (e.g. nuclear); (lit.) reaction weapon
playback equipment; playback device
audio system; audio equipment
generator (e.g. signal generator)
functional unit (e.g. in analog computing)
implements of war
electrical appliance
armory; armoury; arsenal; ordnance department
treasured article or vessel; outstanding individual
calculator; computer
chipped stone tool; flaked stone tool
instrumental flight navigation
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
electrophone; electronic musical instrument
meter; gauge; scale
baby-walker; walking frame
audiovisual equipment
related equipment; related device
atlatl; woomera; spear thrower
tool; instrument
external genitals
strainer; colander; filter
dashboard; instrument panel; gauge board; instrument board
unusual container; unusual bowl
business machine(ry)
traditional Japanese musical instrument
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
piece of instrumental music
(electric) condensor
arms business; arms dealing; weapons trade; weapons dealing
damper; mute (on musical instruments)
copperware
induction cooker; electromagnetic cooker
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
listening instrument; sound detector; sound locator; acoustic locator; hydrophone
analyzer (device)
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities
water cooler; water dispenser
clinical thermometer
string instrument; stringed instrument
spirit level; level; leveling instrument; levelling instrument
water heater; calorifier
bioluminescent organ; photophore
favourite musical instrument, utensil, etc.
direction indicator; traffic indicator; turn signal
(photographic) camera
love of good looks; only being attracted to good-looking women
talent; ability
medical appliances; surgical instruments
railroad switch; turnout
magical focus; magical foci
automatic firearm
vaporizer; vaporiser; carburetor; carburettor
dehumidifier; dehumidification machine
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
female genitalia; female genital organs
(crime of) assembling with dangerous weapons
water-heater; water-boiler
adder (written); adding machine
adaptation equipment
cardiovascular disease; circulatory disease
bread baking machine; bread machine; bread maker
sound-producing organ (esp. of land-dwelling vertebrates and insects)
Buddhist altar fittings
separator; extractor
level; spirit level
surveying instrument
public institution
meat grinder; mincing machine; mincer
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
spectroscope; spectrograph
biological and chemical weapons
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
small arms; light weapons
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
wind and string instruments
small container; person of small capacities
circuit breaker
multiplier (written)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover; cleaning device
straw-rope pattern pottery; Jomon ware
stabilizer; stabiliser; electrical ballast (e.g. fluorescent light)
filter; strainer; colander
ground stone tool; polished stone tool
armory; armoury; arsenal
clinical thermometer
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
respiratory tract infection; RTI
Meissen porcelain
winepress; wine-press
vacuum vessel; vacuum chamber
Limoges porcelain
breast pump; milking device; milking machine
heating apparatus; heater
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
frying pan for making rolled eggs
ice maker; ice machine
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
heater; heating unit
clumsiness; unskillfulness
vestigial (rudimentary) organ
paper container; paper packaging
shock absorber; buffer
stoneware; pottery; ceramics fired at a high temperature
regulator; adjuster; modulator; controller
electric musical instrument; electrical instrument
nasal irrigation device
Western tableware; dinnerware
dedicated device; apparatus for exclusive use
switch (for a light); flasher unit
Japanese classical musical instruments
internal genitals; internal sex organ
(telephone) switchboard
filter; strainer; colander
lighting equipment
(hole) punch; stiletto
telephone equipment
compressor; press
treasure; invaluable person
article made of gold; gold plate
respirator; breathing apparatus
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
obstruction guard
electrical resistor
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
self-playing musical instrument (e.g. music box, player piano)
scale; balance; weighing machine
sterilizer; steriliser
Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
paper articles; containers, etc. made of paper
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
fish grill; fish oven
diving apparatus
business machines
walker; walking frame; Zimmer; Zimmer frame
articulatory organ (i.e. the tongue, teeth, lips, etc.)
refrigerator; freezer
hydraulic equipment
frying pan for making rolled eggs
potsherd; shard
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
register (e.g. cash)
car horn; alarm
crockery dealer; china shop
tool; utensil; implement
a true gentleman is well-rounded
projectile point; point
(electric) relay
(frequency) mixer; mixer (ingredients, etc.); blender
small electrical and electronic equipment
plucked string instrument
tool sharpener (esp. knives)
winepress; wine-press
body without organs (philosophical concept); BwO
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.)
(hole) punch; stiletto
sound-producing organ (i.e. speech organs of mammals, wings of insects)
bone tool; horn implement
colliding-beam accelerator; (particle) collider accelerator
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
mendicant priest's begging bowl
measure for volume
burner (e.g. gas); combustor
vomeronasal organ
chopping tool; chopping stoneware
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
Palaeolithic culture; Paleolithic culture
organ transplantation
counter (reversible)
ordinary talent
scales for weighing
reed instrument
containment vessel; reactor container (nuclear reactor)
tactile organ; touch organ
armorer; armourer
eggbeater; whisk
eggbeater; whisk
steamer; steam cooker
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
strainer; colander; filter
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
breast pump; milking device; milking machine
talent; ability
frying pan for making rolled eggs
(computer) reader; reading device
(computer) reader; reading device
(computer) reader; reading device
winepress; wine-press
stoneware; pottery; ceramics fired at a high temperature
Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
fish grill; fish oven
lacrimal apparatus
cutting machine; paper cutter; guillotine
-maker (e.g. ice-maker)
air conditioner; cooler
sounder (e.g. for a telegraph)
analog-digital converter; AD converter; ADC
rheostat; potentiometer; adjustable resistor
rheostat; adjustable resistor; potentiometer
multiplier (spoken)
antique vessel; antique utensil; antique
various appliances
megaphone; speaking tube; sound box
floodlight; floodlight projector
copier; copying machine
assistive products (e.g. wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc.)
Mesolithic; Middle Stone Age
mechanical drawing
intermediate-range nuclear forces
(railroad) switch
being too beautiful or talented for one's own good
entropion forceps
instruments of torture
cotton picker (machine)
(piano) damper
light electrical appliance
coal (fuel) economizer; coal economiser
exciter (driver)
signal converter; inverter
(impedance) transformer
titanium porcelain
household electric appliances
weapons inspection
accessory sex organs; accessory genitalia
mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
multiplier (e.g. frequency)
optical resonator; optical cavity
water filter
on-board device (e.g. in prepaid road toll system)
filter; wave filter
filter; wave filter
genital piercing
funerary urn; cinerary urn
heavy electrical machinery
eyelid speculum; lid retractor
splitter (device that splits and reassembles signals from different frequencies)
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
mercury arc valve; mercury vapor rectifier
Copper Age (period in which metal tools started to be used alongside stone tools)
Metal Age (i.e. the Bronze Age and the Iron Age)
mass spectrometer; mass spectrograph
breathalyser; alcometer
Sevres porcelain
alumina porcelain
bone porcelain; bone china
voltage detector; voltage tester; electroscope
stapler; paper fastener
dimmer; dimmer control
apparatus gymnastics; gymnastics (esp. at school); exercise using gymnastics equipment
analog-to-digital converter; AD converter; ADC
gender changer; sex changer
Data Communications Equipment; DCE
digital-to-analog converter; DA converter; DAC
digital-to-analog converter; DA converter; DAC
pocket calculator; hand-held calculator
pocket calculator; hand-held calculator
compander; compandor
trunk coupling unit; trunk connecting unit; TCU
calculator with postfix notation logic; calculator with suffix notation logic; calculator with reverse-Polish notation logic
coefficient unit; scale multiplier
degausser; demagnetizer
staticizer; serial-parallel converter
equalizer (audio too)
power distribution unit
frequency demultiplier; frequency divider
serializer; parallel-serial converter; dynamicizer
dispensing burette
capping scraper (beekeeping, apiculture)
speaker (stereo equipment, computer, etc.)
vestibular system; vestibular organs
one's talent and virtue; noble character
type of detector used at airports
audio equalizer; sound equalizer
ash box (used in tea ceremony)
porcelain; porcelain ware
electric bug killer; insectocutor; insect-o-cutor
device to repel mosquitoes by fumigation
copper alloy with traces of silver, lead, or tin
microlith (small stone tool)
genital character (in psychoanalysis)
tone generator; audio signal generator; AF signal generator
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
punch-style can opener (punches a round or V-shaped hole in a can of liquid)
ceramic condenser; ceramic capacitor
radiation meter (e.g. Geiger counter); particle detector; radiation detector
mendicant priest's begging bowl
smoke alarm; smoke detector
electronic locator; metal detector
auxiliary machinery room
end measure (e.g. block gauge, limit gauge); end standard
cavity resonator; microwave resonance cavity; rhumbataron
bowed stringed instrument
bowed stringed instrument
flake tool (archaeology)
flake tool (archaeology)
smoke detector; smoke alarm
fire sensor; fire alarm
flame detector; flame sensor
ascender (climbing); ascendeur; jumar
blood glucose meter; glucose meter; glucometer; blood glucose monitor
earth leakage circuit breaker; ground fault circuit interrupter; GFCI; residual current device; RCD
earth leakage circuit breaker; ground fault circuit interrupter; GFCI; residual current device; RCD
isolation transformer; isolating transformer; insulating transformer
pulmonology; pneumology; respirology
atypical genital bleeding; irregular vaginal bleeding
plexor; plessor; percussor
induction heater; inductive heater; IH
International Prototype of the Kilogram; IPK
bowl; plate; dish
medical diagnostic instruments
inability; incapability; lack of calibre
chopping tool; chopping stoneware
autoanalyzer; automatic analyzer
gas appliance
binary weapon; binary chemical weapon
(stone) scraper
(stone) scraper
(stone) scraper
Derby Porcelain
Actinostemma lobatum (plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)
Actinostemma lobatum (plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)
Examples (115 in total)
It's a weapon.
A good memory is his weapon.
Tears are a child's weapon.