飛行場|ひこうじょうhikoujou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounairfield; airport; aerodrome
    その島しまの飛行場ひこうじょうは、今いまでは草くさがぼうぼうだ。↗
    The airfield on the island is now covered with weeds.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym空港くうこうNeutralRefers to civil aviation airports, as in 「成田空港」, and is the common official term today; 「飛行場」 is the broader word for any place aircraft take off and land.
  • SynonymエアポートNeutralA loanword for airport, mostly seen in the names of hotels, shops and the like; in everyday speech people usually say 「空港」.

For an airport, 「空港」 is the usual choice. 「飛行場」 covers places where all kinds of aircraft take off and land and is fine in speech too. 「エアポート」 turns up mostly in shop and hotel names.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 飛行機ひこうきが出発しゅっぱつ・到着とうちゃくするための施設しせつ。滑走路かっそうろ・管制塔かんせいとう・旅客りょかくターミナル、貨物かもつターミナルなどを備そなえる。空港くうこう。
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