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飛行機 (ひこうき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

飛ひ行こう機き

ひ

こ

う

き

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

airplane; plane; aircraft

The ordinary word for an airplane or aeroplane. It usually refers to a fixed-wing powered aircraft; 航空機 is broader and more technical.

明日あしたの朝あさ、飛ひ行こう機きで大おお阪さかへ行いきます。
Tomorrow morning, I’m going to Osaka by plane.
空くう港こうで

飛ひ

行こう

機き

を

待ま

っ

て

いる

。

I’m waiting for the plane at the airport.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
行going, journey, carry out
機loom, mechanism, machine

Similar words

航こう空くう機き
Broader and more technical than 飛行機; it can refer to aircraft in general, not just ordinary airplanes.
旅りょ客かく機き
Specifically a passenger airplane; 飛行機 is the general everyday word.
飛ひ行こう船せん
An airship or dirigible, not a regular airplane.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 飛行 means “flight” or “flying,” and 機 means “machine,” so the written form is transparently associated with a flying machine.