汽笛

Reading

Kana: きてき

Romaji: kiteki

Definition

noun

1

steam whistle

Kanji

汽

Reading: キ

Meanings: vapor, steam

笛

Readings: テキ、 ふえ

Meanings: flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo

Example Sentences

汽車(きしゃ)の汽笛(きてき)で夜明(よあ)けに目(め)を覚(さ)まされた。

➥We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train.

汽笛(きてき)が鳴(な)って船(ふね)はゆっくりと港(みなと)から離(はな)れていった。

➥A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.