気球|ききゅうkikyuu[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nounballoon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
    気球ききゅうが空そらに浮うかんでいた。↗
    A balloon was floating in the air.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related風船ふうせんNeutralA toy balloon — the small kind you blow up and hold. Common in everyday speech. 気球 is the large balloon that can carry people or take observations.
  • RelatedバルーンNeutralA loanword for balloon, mostly for decorative balloons or hot-air balloons, as in 「バルーンアート」.

Use 「気球」 for large balloons that carry people or take observations, e.g. 「熱気球」「気象観測気球」. Toy balloons are 「風船」; decorative ones are 「バルーン」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 空そらを飛とぶ乗り物のりものの一種いっしゅ。風船ふうせんに、熱ねっした空気くうきや空気くうきより軽かるい気体きたいを送おくることで発生はっせいする浮力ふりょくを利用りようして空中くうちゅうを飛とぶ、動力どうりょくのない航空機こうくうき。
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