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How to say 'Airplane' in Japanese | 飛行機

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The Japanese word for Airplane is 'Hikouki', written as 飛行機 in Japanese.'Airplane' in hiragana is ひこうき.

    word

    飛行機

    Meaning

    Airplane

    Reading

    ひこうき

    hikouki

    Kanji

    飛Fly 行Go 機Machine, Opportunity

    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.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    318

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 飛行機

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    飛

    Meaning

    Fly

  • kanji

    行

    Meaning

    Go

  • kanji

    機

    Meaning

    Machine, Opportunity

Words Related to 飛行機 Through the Kanji 飛

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 飛 as well.

  • word

    飛ぶ

    Meaning

    Fly, Jump

  • word

    飛行場

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    飛び出す

    Meaning

    Jump out

  • word

    飛び込む

    Meaning

    Jump into

  • word

    飛ばす

    Meaning

    Fly, Skip

  • word

    飛び上がる

    Meaning

    Jump

  • word

    飛び下りる

    Meaning

    Jump down

  • word

    飛行

    Meaning

    Flight

Words Related to 飛行機 Through the Kanji 行

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 行 as well.

  • word

    行く

    Meaning

    Go

  • word

    行う

    Meaning

    Conduct

  • word

    行き

    Meaning

    Going

  • word

    行為

    Meaning

    Act

  • word

    銀行

    Meaning

    Bank

  • word

    持って行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    行政

    Meaning

    Administration

  • word

    急行

    Meaning

    Express, Rush

  • word

    実行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    旅行

    Meaning

    Travel

  • word

    飛行場

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    連れて行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    行成

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    行き来

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    行

    Meaning

    Line, Row

  • word

    行き止まり

    Meaning

    Dead end

  • word

    執行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    行動

    Meaning

    Action

  • word

    行楽

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    行使

    Meaning

    Exercise

  • word

    進行

    Meaning

    Advance, Progress

  • word

    行列

    Meaning

    Line, Matrix

  • word

    修行

    Meaning

    Training, Asceticism

  • word

    移行

    Meaning

    Transition

  • word

    行事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    奉行

    Meaning

    Magistrate

  • word

    刊行

    Meaning

    Publication

  • word

    徐行

    Meaning

    Slow driving

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    一行

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    施行

    Meaning

    Enforcement

  • word

    行儀

    Meaning

    Manners

  • word

    遂行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    通行

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    通行止め

    Meaning

    Roadblock

  • word

    現行

    Meaning

    Current, Existing

  • word

    履行

    Meaning

    Fulfillment

  • word

    流行る

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    先行

    Meaning

    Precedence

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    歩行者

    Meaning

    Pedestrian

  • word

    歩行者天国

    Meaning

    Pedestrian zone

  • word

    平行

    Meaning

    Parallel

  • word

    走行

    Meaning

    Travel

  • word

    飛行

    Meaning

    Flight

  • word

    流行

    Meaning

    Epidemic, Trend

Words Related to 飛行機 Through the Kanji 機

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 機 as well.

  • 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

    航空機

    Meaning

    Aircraft

  • 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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What does 'Hikouki' (飛行機) mean?

'Hikouki' means 'Airplane' .

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