パチンコ

pachinko (Japanese pinball)

Also:slingshot, pistol

What does パチンコ mean?

パチンコ is a Japanese noun meaning pachinko (Japanese pinball) in English. It can also be translated as slingshot, pistol depending on context. It is written as パチンコ in hiragana, and pachinko in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

次郎はパチンコでガッポリもうけて上機嫌だった。

Jiro was all smiles after he made a bundle at the pachinko parlor.