歯車 (Haguruma) is a Japanese noun meaning “gear, cogwheel, cog (in an organization, company, etc.), cog in the machine”.
Meanings
- noungear; cogwheel
- nouncog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
Examples
歯車がかみ合っている。
The cog-wheels are in gear.
ここの小さな歯車がないんだ。
A small gear is missing here.
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