Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 5
きゅう
Grade: 5

Grade: 4
かん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
永久機關 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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永久 (eikyū) +‎ 機関 (kikan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [e̞ːkʲɨː kʲikã̠ɴ]

Noun

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(えい)(きゅう)()(かん) (eikyū kikan

  1. (physics, pseudoscience) perpetual motion machine