自販機

じはんき

vending machine

What does 自販機 mean?

自販機 is a Japanese noun meaning vending machine in English. It is written as 自販機 in kanji, じはんき in hiragana, and jihanki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

自販機でコーヒーを買おうと100円入れてボタンを押したら、一気に4本も、どかどかと落ちてきた!

When I put 100 yen in and pressed the button to buy a coffee at the vending machine, four cans dropped down all at once!