航空|こうくうkoukuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounaviation; flying
- Synonym飛行ひこうNeutralNeutral word for the act of flying in the air, as in 「飛行機」「低空飛行」; covers flying of any kind, not limited to airplanes.
- RelatedフライトNeutralNeutral loanword for a single flight or a scheduled flight, as in 「フライト時間」; the focus is on the specific flight rather than aviation as a field.
Use 「航空」 for the flying of aircraft and for air transport and the aviation industry, as in 「航空写真」「航空会社」. For the act of flying use 「飛行」, and for a specific flight use 「フライト」.
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