How to say 'Aviation' in Japanese | 航空

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The Japanese word for Aviation is 'Koukuu', written as 航空 in Japanese.'Aviation' in hiragana is こうくう.

word

航空

Meaning

Aviation

Reading

こうくう

koukuu

Kanji

航Sail, Navigate 空Sky, Empty

Explanation

The Japanese noun '航空 (こうくう)' refers to 'aviation', which is the operation of aircraft or the activity of flying. This term is often used in contexts related to air travel, airlines, and the aviation industry. For example: aviation technology is advancing rapidly「航空技術は急速に進歩している」(こうくうぎじゅつはきゅうそくにしんぽしている). The aviation industry is growing「航空業界は成長している」(こうくうぎょうかいはせいちょうしている). It is also commonly seen in compound words like '航空会社 (こうくうがいしゃ)' (airline) or '航空機 (こうくうき)' (aircraft).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2583

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 航空

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

航

Meaning

Sail, Navigate

kanji

空

Meaning

Sky, Empty

Words Related to 航空 Through the Kanji 航

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 航 as well.

word

航空便

Meaning

Airmail

word

航空機

Meaning

Aircraft

word

航空券

Meaning

Air ticket

word

航海

Meaning

Voyage

Words Related to 航空 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

空港

Meaning

Airport

word

空く

Meaning

Empty

word

航空機

Meaning

Aircraft

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

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