No. 653 in Japanese
自販機
A vending machine.
In a sentence
近くの自販機でジュースを買いました。
I bought a juice at a nearby vending machine.
Here, 自販機 refers to a physical vending machine where transactions are made.
日本は自販機がたくさんあります。
Japan has many vending machines.
In this sentence, 自販機 refers to vending machines as a concept or general group.
最新の自販機は顔認識機能があります。
The latest vending machines have facial recognition functionality.
Here, 自販機 describes innovative vending machines with advanced technology.
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