What does 汽笛 mean?
汽笛 is a Japanese noun meaning “steam whistle” in English. It is written as 汽笛 in kanji, きてき in hiragana, and kiteki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
汽車の汽笛で夜明けに目を覚まされた。
We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train.