パチンコ (Pachinko) is a Japanese noun meaning “pachinko, mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball, slingshot, catapult”.
Meanings
- nounpachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
- nounslingshot; catapult
- nounpistol
Examples
彼がパチンコするなんて絶対にないよ。
He wouldn't be caught dead playing pachinko.
私たちは、パチンコをして時を過ごした。
We passed the time playing pachinko.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).