kana hint はた
kanji hint

JLPT::1 JLPT::K1::3 JouYou::K1::4 MnN::1-2::33 Noun Verb::Suffix


はた
machine, opportunité, machine à ~, avion, mécanisme, occasion, chance, ~ machine

Read mnemonics:


木 : arbre ; bois
幾 : combien ; boulier (RTK)
Kanji mnemonics:
木, 幺, 戈, 人 Arbre, Merde, Ivrogne, Personne

Oh, I see – the door to the outhouse with the machine toilet is locked, and the drunkard doesn't have the key (). If he had a machine like a jackhammer, or a circular saw, or some other heavy duty machine, he might be able to get in without a key, but since he has none of those or a key, he's reduced to pooping under the tree instead.