飛行機（ひこうき、hikouki）
- plane

The word 飛行機 （ひこうき） means "airplane" or "aircraft". It refers to a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. It is a common means of transportation for traveling long distances quickly.

⚫︎ 日本からアメリカまで飛行機で行きました。 Translation: I went from Japan to America by airplane. ⚫︎ あの飛行機はとても速い。 Translation: That airplane is very fast. ⚫︎ 飛行機のチケットを予約しました。 Translation: I booked an airplane ticket.

You use 飛行機 when you are talking about an airplane in general, or when referring to traveling by air. It can be used in various contexts, such as planning a trip, describing the type of transportation, or talking about the features of an aircraft. For example, you can use it to ask questions like "How was your flight?" or "When is your flight scheduled?".

飛行機 is typically written in kanji, with the hiragana reading ひこうき above it (furigana). * Kanji: 飛行機 * Hiragana: ひこうき There is no other way to write this word and the okurigana is fixed.

There are no real synonyms.

There are no direct antonyms, but you could consider other modes of transportation as related opposites: * 電車 (でんしゃ) - train * 車 (くるま) - car * 船 (ふね) - ship

私は夏休みに飛行機で旅行に行きたいです。 ・Translation: I want to go on a trip by airplane during summer vacation. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses a desire to travel using an airplane during summer break.

あの飛行機は空を高く飛んでいますね。 ・Translation: That airplane is flying high in the sky, isn't it? ・Explanation: This sentence describes the location of the airplane in the sky.

The word 飛行機 is a compound word: * 飛行 (ひこう) - flight, flying * 機 (き) - machine, aircraft Therefore, 飛行機 literally means "flying machine" or "flight machine".