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How to say 'Aircraft' in Japanese | 航空機

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The Japanese word for Aircraft is 'Koukuuki', written as 航空機 in Japanese.'Aircraft' in hiragana is こうくうき.

    word

    航空機

    Meaning

    Aircraft

    Reading

    こうくうき

    koukuuki

    Kanji

    航Sail, Navigate 空Sky, Empty 機Machine, Opportunity

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '航空機 (こうくうき)' refers to 'aircraft', which includes any vehicle capable of flight, such as airplanes, helicopters, and gliders. This term is commonly used in technical, formal, or general contexts when discussing aviation or transportation. For example: The aircraft is flying in the sky「航空機が空を飛んでいる」(こうくうきがそらをとんでいる). This airport handles many aircraft「この空港は多くの航空機を扱う」(このくうこうはおおくのこうくうきをあつかう). The word is neutral and can be used in both everyday and professional settings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3468

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 航空機

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    航

    Meaning

    Sail, Navigate

  • kanji

    空

    Meaning

    Sky, Empty

  • kanji

    機

    Meaning

    Machine, Opportunity

Words Related to 航空機 Through the Kanji 航

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 航 as well.

  • word

    航空便

    Meaning

    Airmail

  • word

    航空

    Meaning

    Aviation

  • word

    航空券

    Meaning

    Air ticket

  • word

    航海

    Meaning

    Voyage

Words Related to 航空機 Through the Kanji 空

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 空 as well.

  • word

    空手

    Meaning

    Karate

  • word

    空

    Meaning

    Sky

  • word

    航空便

    Meaning

    Airmail

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    空気

    Meaning

    Air

  • word

    空中

    Meaning

    Sky, Air

  • word

    空っぽ

    Meaning

    Empty

  • word

    青空

    Meaning

    Blue sky

  • word

    空き地

    Meaning

    Vacant lot

  • word

    航空

    Meaning

    Aviation

  • word

    空港

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    空く

    Meaning

    Empty

  • word

    航空券

    Meaning

    Air ticket

  • word

    空想

    Meaning

    Daydream

  • word

    夜空

    Meaning

    Night sky

  • word

    空しい

    Meaning

    Empty, Futile

Words Related to 航空機 Through the Kanji 機

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 機 as well.

  • word

    飛行機

    Meaning

    Airplane

  • word

    機

    Meaning

    Machine

  • word

    機関

    Meaning

    Organization, Engine

  • word

    機会

    Meaning

    Opportunity

  • word

    機能

    Meaning

    Function

  • word

    ジェット機

    Meaning

    Jet

  • word

    機械

    Meaning

    Machine, Mechanism

  • word

    危機

    Meaning

    Crisis

  • word

    洗濯機

    Meaning

    Washing machine

  • word

    扇風機

    Meaning

    Fan

  • word

    掃除機

    Meaning

    Vacuum

  • word

    機嫌

    Meaning

    Mood

  • word

    動機

    Meaning

    Motive

  • word

    機構

    Meaning

    Mechanism, Organization

  • word

    機器

    Meaning

    Equipment

  • word

    機種

    Meaning

    Model, Type

  • word

    有機

    Meaning

    Organic

  • word

    旅客機

    Meaning

    Airliner

  • word

    契機

    Meaning

    Opportunity, Turning point

  • word

    不機嫌

    Meaning

    Displeased

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