Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. device; instrument
2. vessel; container
Noun
3. ability; capacity; calibre; caliber
Kanji used
instrument
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Used in vocabulary (344 in total)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
arms; weapon; ordnance
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
(telephone) receiver
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
internal organs; viscera; intestines
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
listening device; bug; wiretap
blunt weapon
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
meter; gauge
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
female genitalia
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
firearms; guns
fire extinguisher
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
digestive organs
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
(battery) charger; AC adapter
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
sighting device; sights
firearm; small arms
measuring instrument
respiratory organs
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
artificial respirator; ventilator
(particle) accelerator
steamer; steam cooker
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
tools and materials; equipment and materials
large container; person of great talent
measuring instrument; instrumentation
eggbeater; whisk
eggbeater; whisk
standard (for weights and measures)
circulatory organ
utensil; appliance; furniture
silver utensil; silverware
water filter; water purification system
trophi (mouthparts of an insect, etc.)
water heater; (domestic) boiler
connector; coupler
controller; regulator
water-heater; water-boiler
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
enema syringe; clyster pump; enema tube; enemator
receptor; acceptor
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
instrumental music
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
inhaler; inhalator; inspirator
eggbeater; whisk
strainer; colander; filter
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
(telephone) transmitter; mouthpiece
electrothermic equipment
sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser
generator (e.g. signal generator)
sensor; detector
refrigerator; cooler; freezer; radiator (of a car)
(power) transformer
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
detector; locator
calculator; computer
adder (written); adding machine
lighting equipment
tool; instrument
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
functional unit (e.g. in analog computing)
audio system; audio equipment
implements of war
strainer; colander; filter
meter; gauge; scale
heater; heating unit
baby-walker; walking frame
unusual container; unusual bowl
(electric) condensor
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
damper; mute (on musical instruments)
induction cooker; electromagnetic cooker
copperware
listening instrument; sound detector; sound locator; acoustic locator; hydrophone
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
water cooler; water dispenser
analyzer (device)
clinical thermometer
direction indicator; traffic indicator; turn signal
bioluminescent organ; photophore
favourite musical instrument, utensil, etc.
spirit level; level; leveling instrument; levelling instrument
water heater; calorifier
(photographic) camera
bread baking machine; bread machine; bread maker
talent; ability
railroad switch; turnout
magical focus; magical foci
water-heater; water-boiler
separator; extractor
dehumidifier; dehumidification machine
vaporizer; vaporiser; carburetor; carburettor
female genitalia; female genital organs
sound-producing organ (esp. of land-dwelling vertebrates and insects)
level; spirit level
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
public institution
spectroscope; spectrograph
surveying instrument
multiplier (written)
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
circuit breaker
small container; person of small capacities
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover; cleaning device
clinical thermometer
stabilizer; stabiliser; electrical ballast (e.g. fluorescent light)
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
ice maker; ice machine
breast pump; milking device; milking machine
filter; strainer; colander
frying pan for making rolled eggs
heating apparatus; heater
clumsiness; unskillfulness
regulator; adjuster; modulator; controller
shock absorber; buffer
dedicated device; apparatus for exclusive use
switch (for a light); flasher unit
(telephone) switchboard
nasal irrigation device
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
compressor; press
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
(hole) punch; stiletto
electrical resistor
telephone equipment
article made of gold; gold plate
treasure; invaluable person
sterilizer; steriliser
paper articles; containers, etc. made of paper
measure for volume
frying pan for making rolled eggs
refrigerator; freezer
a true gentleman is well-rounded
business machines
walker; walking frame; Zimmer; Zimmer frame
(frequency) mixer; mixer (ingredients, etc.); blender
projectile point; point
diving apparatus
fish grill; fish oven
tool; utensil; implement
hydraulic equipment
register (e.g. cash)
ordinary talent
(hole) punch; stiletto
scales for weighing
tactile organ; touch organ
counter (reversible)
tool sharpener (esp. knives)
burner (e.g. gas); combustor
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.)
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
eggbeater; whisk
eggbeater; whisk
eggbeater; whisk
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
(computer) reader; reading device
(computer) reader; reading device
(computer) reader; reading device
frying pan for making rolled eggs
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)
-maker (e.g. ice-maker)
cutting machine; paper cutter; guillotine
fish grill; fish oven
sounder (e.g. for a telegraph)
air conditioner; cooler
frequency demultiplier; frequency divider
dispensing burette
Metal Age (i.e. the Bronze Age and the Iron Age)
end measure (e.g. block gauge, limit gauge); end standard
trunk coupling unit; trunk connecting unit; TCU
(impedance) transformer
megaphone; speaking tube; sound box
gender changer; sex changer
dimmer; dimmer control
heavy electrical machinery
coefficient unit; scale multiplier
floodlight; floodlight projector
water filter
mendicant priest's begging bowl
electric bug killer; insectocutor; insect-o-cutor
cavity resonator; microwave resonance cavity; rhumbataron
ascender (climbing); ascendeur; jumar
punch-style can opener (punches a round or V-shaped hole in a can of liquid)
power distribution unit
exciter (driver)
equalizer (audio too)
auxiliary machinery room
earth leakage circuit breaker; ground fault circuit interrupter; GFCI; residual current device; RCD
light electrical appliance
degausser; demagnetizer
on-board device (e.g. in prepaid road toll system)
induction heater; inductive heater; IH
plexor; plessor; percussor
multiplier (spoken)
ash box (used in tea ceremony)
funerary urn; cinerary urn
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
copier; copying machine
device to repel mosquitoes by fumigation
multiplier (e.g. frequency)
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
capping scraper (beekeeping, apiculture)
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
inability; incapability; lack of calibre