Dictionary

mecha en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɛkə/

Etymology

From Japanese メカ (meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical.

Meanings

1. A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.
   • In this section, I show you mechas that are large enough to be piloted by humans from the inside. Although most of them are designed for combat, some function as transportation or construction mechas. 2011, Kensuke Okabayashi, Manga For Dummies, page 275:
   • Each week the good guys fight the bad guys and vanquish them in a mecha battle, only to have the bad guys reappear intact the following week. 2007, Frenchy Lunning, Mechademia 2: Networks of Desire:
   • A transformation occurs when a mecha character, vehicle, or weapon unfolds and reassembles itself in a totally new form. 2002, Christopher Hart, Anime mania: how to draw characters for Japanese animation:
   • Porco Rosso evinces a deep fascination with mechanical objects of all sorts but it is by no means a mecha movie... 2006, Dani Cavallaro, The animé art of Hayao Miyazaki:
   • Having deprived her of both her mecha and her lover, Masato looks set for a nasty end, but Miku arrives to save him. 1997, Helen McCarthy, The anime movie guide:
   • […] to be a “lifter”—to pilot a mecha that can also transform into an air board […] 2007, Robin E. Brenner, Understanding manga and anime, page 170:

Forms

Coordinates

mech · walker

Deriveds

mechatronics · MechaHitler

Translations (11)

fr mecha (armoured robot) · ru мех (armoured robot) · fi mecha (armoured robot) · pl mecha (armoured robot) · es mecha (armoured robot) · ru ме́ха (armoured robot) · mr मेका (armoured robot) · ja メカ (armoured robot) · ko 메카 (armoured robot) · cmn 機甲 /机甲 (armoured robot) · id meka (armoured robot)