Word Meaning 汽笛

きてき kiteki

汽笛 is read as きてき (kiteki) and means steam whistle.

Meaning

English

  1. steam whistle

Reading

Kana

きてき

Romaji

kiteki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7786 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

汽車

きしゃ

steam train

汽船

きせん

steamship

ふえ

whistle

口笛

くちぶえ

whistle (sound made with the lips)

警笛

けいてき

horn

草笛

くさぶえ

reed pipe

調子笛

ちょうしぶえ

pitch pipe

笛吹き

ふえふき

flute player

日本海汽船

にっぽんかいきせん

Nihonkai Steamship Co. Ltd.

Example Sentences

1

とおくできてきがきこえる。

A steam whistle can be heard in the distance.