How to say 'Airliner' in Japanese | 旅客機

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The Japanese word for Airliner is 'Ryokakuki', written as 旅客機 in Japanese.'Airliner' in hiragana is りょかくき.

word

旅客機

Meaning

Airliner

Reading

りょかくき

ryokakuki

Kanji

旅Travel 客Guest, Customer 機Machine, Opportunity

Explanation

The Japanese noun '旅客機 (りょかくき)' refers to a commercial passenger aircraft, commonly known as an 'airliner'. This term is used specifically for large airplanes designed to transport passengers on scheduled flights. It is a compound word combining '旅客 (りょかく)' meaning 'passenger' and '機 (き)' meaning 'machine' or 'aircraft'. Example sentences: The airliner departed from Narita Airport「旅客機は成田空港から出発しました」(りょかくきはなりたくうこうからしゅっぱつしました). This airliner can carry over 300 passengers「この旅客機は300人以上の乗客を運べます」(このりょかくきはさんびゃくにんいじょうのじょうきゃくをはこべます).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6357

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 旅客機

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

kanji

旅

Meaning

Travel

kanji

客

Meaning

Guest, Customer

kanji

機

Meaning

Machine, Opportunity

Words Related to 旅客機 Through the Kanji 旅

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 旅 as well.

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旅行

Meaning

Travel

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旅館

Meaning

Inn

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旅

Meaning

Trip

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旅客

Meaning

Passenger

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旅費

Meaning

Travel expenses

Words Related to 旅客機 Through the Kanji 客

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 客 as well.

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客

Meaning

Guest, Customer

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客間

Meaning

Guestroom

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顧客

Meaning

Customer

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乗客

Meaning

Passenger

word

客席

Meaning

Audience

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客観

Meaning

Objectivity

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客観的

Meaning

Objective

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観客

Meaning

Audience

word

旅客

Meaning

Passenger

Words Related to 旅客機 Through the Kanji 機

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 機 as well.

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飛行機

Meaning

Airplane

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機

Meaning

Machine

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機関

Meaning

Organization, Engine

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機会

Meaning

Opportunity

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機能

Meaning

Function

word

ジェット機

Meaning

Jet

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機械

Meaning

Machine, Mechanism

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危機

Meaning

Crisis

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洗濯機

Meaning

Washing machine

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扇風機

Meaning

Fan

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掃除機

Meaning

Vacuum

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機嫌

Meaning

Mood

word

動機

Meaning

Motive

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航空機

Meaning

Aircraft

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機構

Meaning

Mechanism, Organization

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機器

Meaning

Equipment

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機種

Meaning

Model, Type

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有機

Meaning

Organic

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契機

Meaning

Opportunity, Turning point

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不機嫌

Meaning

Displeased

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