変速機

Japanese

Kanji in this term
変	速	機
へん Grade: 4	そく Grade: 3	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
變速機 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

変速 (“gear changing”) +‎ 機 (“device”)

Noun

変(へん)速(そく)機(き) • (hensokuki) 

1. transmission, gearbox (mechanical assembly of gears that changes the torque and speed of shaft rotations)

Synonyms

• 変速装置(へんそくそうち) (hensoku sōchi)