Meaning of 汽笛(きてき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 汽笛

Kana Reading きてき

Romaji kiteki

Examples of 汽笛, きてき in a sentence

汽笛が鳴って船はゆっくりと港から離れていった。

A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.
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.

汽 JLPT 1

7 strokes

vapor, steam

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi:

笛 JLPT 1

11 strokes

flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo

On'Yomi: テキ

Kun'Yomi: ふえ