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Kanji Detail of 航

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Basic Meaning

The kanji "航" primarily signifies "sailing," "navigation," or "voyage." It conveys the idea of traveling over water, especially by ship. This encompasses the act of navigating a ship and the journey itself.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): コウ (kō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): わたる (wataru) - to cross, to sail (archaic)

Usage Examples

⚫︎航海 Translation: Navigation; voyage ⚫︎航空 Translation: Aviation ⚫︎出航 Translation: Departure (of a ship); to set sail

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Origin and Formation

The kanji "航" is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is the radical "舟" (fune), which means "boat" or "ship", providing the meaning component. The right side is "㕣" (kō), which is the phonetic component, indicating the sound (though the pronunciation has evolved). Therefore, the character suggests a boat [] "sailing" or "navigating."

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