Where does “機” come from?

機 (Japanese) comes from Japanese こうべうち, from Japanese 打ち, from Japanese 打つ, from Japanese うつ — 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,...

機 (Japanese): a machine, a device; a contraption; a loom; an...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	こうべうち	—
2	Japanese	打ち	adds emphasis to verbs
3	Japanese	打つ	to hit, to beat, to strike; to hit; to type
4	Japanese	うつ	打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,...