航空機|こうくうきkoukuuki[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounaircraft
    その新聞社しんぶんしゃは航空機こうくうきを10機き待まっている。↗
    The newspaper company has ten aircraft.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymエアクラフトNeutralLoanword for aircraft, mainly a technical or specialist term; rare in everyday use, where 「航空機」 is the standard formal choice.
  • Related銀翼ぎんよくWrittenLiterary word, literally 'silvery wings': a poetic metaphor for aircraft. Unlike the formal umbrella term 「航空機」, it is figurative and belongs to written, literary prose.

Use 「航空機」 as the formal, general term for aircraft such as planes. Choose 「銀翼」 only for poetic, literary imagery, and 「エアクラフト」 in technical contexts as a specialist loanword.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 飛行ひこうによって移動いどうを行おこなう乗り物のりもの。
  2. (航空法こうくうほうの定義ていぎ)人ひとが乗のりつて航空こうくうの用ように供きょうすることができる飛行機ひこうき、回転翼かいてんよく航空機こうくうき、滑空機かっくうき、飛行船ひこうせん、その他た政令せいれいで定さだめる航空こうくうの用ように供きょうすることができる機器きき。
  3. 飛行機ひこうき。
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