How to Say ‘Airplane’ in Japanese
飛行機
hikou ki
[HEE-koh kee]
💬 Usage Tip: 飛行機 is said (hikōki). The middle (kō) is held long.
Phrase Breakdown
飛行
hikou
[HEE-koh]
flight; flying
The act of flying through the air.
飛行時間は二時間です。
The flight time is two hours.
機
ki
[kee]
machine
Suffix meaning machine or aircraft; with 飛行 it forms 'airplane'.
飛行機に乗ります。
I board the airplane.
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