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How to say 'Jet' in Japanese | ジェット機

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The Japanese word for Jet is 'Jettoki', written as ジェット機 in Japanese.'Jet' in hiragana is ジェットき.

    word

    ジェット機

    Meaning

    Jet

    Reading

    ジェットき

    jettoki

    Kanji

    機Machine, Opportunity

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'ジェット機 (ジェットき)' refers to a 'jet' or more specifically a 'jet aircraft'. This term is used to describe aircraft that are powered by jet engines, which are commonly used in both commercial and military aviation. For example: The jet is fast「ジェット機は速い」(ジェットきははやい). I saw a jet in the sky「空にジェット機を見た」(そらにジェットきをみた). The word combines the English loanword 'ジェット' (jet) with the Japanese word '機' (き), which means 'machine' or 'aircraft', to specifically denote jet-powered planes.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1353

    Composition

    kanji-katakana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word ジェット機

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    機

    Meaning

    Machine, Opportunity

Katakana in the Word ジェット機

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    ジェ

    Reading

    Je

  • katakana

    ジ

    Reading

    Ji

  • katakana

    ト

    Reading

    To

  • katakana

    エ

    Reading

    E

  • katakana

    ツ

    Reading

    Tsu

Words Related to ジェット機 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

    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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'Jettoki' means 'Jet' .

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