機械を始動させた。

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機械 を 始動させた 。

English Translation

I got the machine running.

Furigana

機械(きかい)を始動(しどう)させた。

Romanji

Kikai o shidōsaseta.

Words

機械 (きかい)

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

始動 (しどう)

starting (in machines); activation

Kanji

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

械

Readings: カイ、 かせ

Meanings: contraption, fetter, machine, instrument

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake