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Japanese symbol for “aerodrome”

Romaji: hikoujou
airfield; airport; aerodrome

In Japanese, aerodrome is , read (hikoujou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n airfield; airport; aerodrome

Kanji and stroke order

fly, skip (pages), scatter
on: ヒ
kun: と.ぶ、と.ばす、-と.ばす
9 strokes · JLPT 2
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4
location, place
on: ジョウ、チョウ
kun: ば
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひこう hikouflight; flying; aviation
ひこうき hikoukiairplane; aeroplane; plane
とぶ tobuto fly; to soar
ひやく hiyakuleap; jump
とばし tobashiselling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
とばす tobasuto let fly; to make fly; to send flying
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
おこなう okonauto perform; to do; to conduct oneself
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot

See also: Chinese symbol for “aerodrome”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.