How to say "Airplane" in Japanese | 飛行機

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Airplane" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Airplane" is "Hikouki", written in japanese as "飛行機".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '飛行機 (ひこうき)' means 'airplane'. It refers to a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation when discussing travel, transportation, or aviation. For example: I will go to America by airplane「私は飛行機でアメリカに行きます」(わたしはひこうきでアメリカにいきます). The airplane is flying in the sky「飛行機が空を飛んでいます」(ひこうきがそらをとんでいます). It's important to note that '飛行機' specifically refers to airplanes and not other types of aircraft like helicopters or gliders.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "飛" means "Fly" and can be read as "Hi" and "To". The kanji "行" means "Go" and can be read as "Kou", "I", "Gyou" and "Okona". And The kanji "機" means "Machine" and "Opportunity" and can be read as "Ki" and "Hata".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Hikouki" mean in japanese?

"Hikouki" means "Airplane" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "た" is read as "ta".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.