Illustration: Outside a neighborhood bicycle shop, a mechanic lifts a heavy security chain from a low hook. Its large oval metal links are clearly interlocked, with one section hanging in a loose curve and another coiled on the pavement.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

チェーン

cheen

chain

Example sentences

  1. 車くるまのチェーンは持もってません。

    I don’t have chains for my car.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょはドアにチェーンをかけてから、ちょっと開あけた。

    She put the chain on the door and opened it a crack.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ギアからチェーンが外はずれた

    the chain came off the gear

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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