Elon.io
ELON.IO
Sign inSign up
  1. Japanese
  2. /Vocabulary expansion 43
  3. /matchi

matchi

マッチmatchi
match

A small stick used to light a fire or a competition.

Note

A small stick used to light a fire or a competition.

Usages of matchi

古ふるい マッチ箱ばこ を 見みつけました。furui matchibako o mitsukemashita.
I found an old matchbox.

The h-sound in 箱はこ changes into a b-sound because of rendaku, an irregular phenomenon where the initial letter of the second part of a compound word can become voiced.

マッチ が 切きれた ので 買かい に 行いきました。matchi ga kireta node kai ni ikimashita.
I ran out of matches, so I went to buy some.
マッチ で キャンドル に 火ひ を つけました。matchi de kyandoru ni hi o tsukemashita.
I lit the candle with a match.
次つぎ の マッチ は いつ です か?tsugi no matchi wa itsu desu ka?
When is the next match?
Elon.io is an online learning platform
We have hundreds of Japanese lessons and thousands of exercises.
Start learning Japanese

Start learning Japanese now

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasitaHepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita
Mission
Team
Privacy
Terms
Sponsors
Donate

© 2025 Elon Automation B.V.