巡航|じゅんこうjunkou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcruise; cruising
Conjugation
Dictionary form巡航する(じゅんこうする)
Polite (masu)巡航します(じゅんこうします)
Negative (nai)巡航しない(じゅんこうしない)
polite (masen)巡航しません(じゅんこうしません)
classical zu / nu巡航せず・巡航せぬ(じゅんこうせず・じゅんこうせぬ)
Past (ta)巡航した(じゅんこうした)
polite (mashita)巡航しました(じゅんこうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)巡航しなかった(じゅんこうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)巡航しませんでした(じゅんこうしませんでした)
Te form巡航して(じゅんこうして)
Potential巡航できる(じゅんこうできる)
Passive巡航される(じゅんこうされる)
Causative巡航させる(じゅんこうさせる)
Causative passive巡航させられる(じゅんこうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)巡航すれば(じゅんこうすれば)
tara巡航したら(じゅんこうしたら)
Volitional巡航しよう(じゅんこうしよう)
polite (mashou)巡航しましょう(じゅんこうしましょう)
Imperative巡航しろ(じゅんこうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymクルーズNeutralLoanword for a sightseeing trip on a cruise ship, common in daily use. 「巡航」 can also mean a passenger ship cruising but is more written, as in 「巡航速度」.
  • Related船旅ふなたびNeutralNative word for a trip taken by boat; stresses the experience of traveling by ship and has a relaxed, leisurely feel. Neutral register.
  • Related航海こうかいNeutralA sea voyage; stresses sailing long distances across the ocean. Neutral register.

Use 「巡航」 for ships or planes cruising from place to place or traveling at economical speed, as in 「巡航速度」 and 「巡航ミサイル」. For cruise holidays say 「クルーズ」, for a boat trip 「船旅」, and for long ocean voyages 「航海」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 船ふねや航空機こうくうきが各地かくちを回まわること。
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