汽笛

きてき

Meanings

1. Noun steam whistle

Kanji

• 汽 steam. Read as キ.
• 笛 flute. Read as テキ.

Example sentences

• 汽笛が鳴って船はゆっくりと港から離れていった。
  A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.
• 汽車の汽笛で夜明けに目を覚まされた。
  We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train.
• 明け方、私たちは蒸気機関車の汽笛で目を覚ました。
  We were wakened by the whistle of the steam locomotive at dawn.
• 船は汽笛を鳴らして、埠頭を離れました。
  The ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the wharf.

Common phrases

• 汽笛を鳴らす

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