器械

Noun

 * 1) apparatus; equipment
 * 2) weapon; arm
 * 3)  various kinds of ritual objects and armor

Synonyms




Etymology
From, in turn from.

First appears in Japanese in a text from 718 with the  spelling and a sense of.

Later appears in a text from 1520 as with a sense of, replacing  with  and reflecting changes in usage and meaning. This spelling may be a Japanese innovation, and it only becomes prominent from around 1874. Prior to that, this term was more commonly written with the original spelling.

In modern Japanese, some definitions distinguish the and  spellings with  used for those machines that include their own motive power, and  for those that have no power of their own. General usage appears to be broader, differentiating the two spellings by the size of the item, with used for a smaller apparatus or device, and  used for a larger apparatus or equipment. These broad distinctions generally also hold true for the suffixes and.

Noun

 * 1)   any powered mechanical device for performing work
 * Sometimes more specifically distinguished such that a comprises a motive power source, a means of transmitting that force, and a component that performs the work, whereas any mechanism that does not have all three would be a.
 * 1)  a device, an appliance, a mechanism
 * 2)  a machine, equipment, an apparatus
 * 3)   a utensil, a tool, an instrument
 * 4)   a tool for conducting a test or experiment or for measurement
 * 5)    a clockwork, a mechanism, especially one using strings and pulleys
 * 6)    an internal organ, biological machinery
 * 7)    a means for accomplishing a goal
 * 8)    manipulation or control of another person's behavior to act according to one's own will; a person so controlled
 * 9)    a weapon
 * 1)    a clockwork, a mechanism, especially one using strings and pulleys
 * 2)    an internal organ, biological machinery
 * 3)    a means for accomplishing a goal
 * 4)    manipulation or control of another person's behavior to act according to one's own will; a person so controlled
 * 5)    a weapon
 * 1)    a means for accomplishing a goal
 * 2)    manipulation or control of another person's behavior to act according to one's own will; a person so controlled
 * 3)    a weapon
 * 1)    a weapon
 * 1)    a weapon