Japanese symbol for “aircraft”
航空機
こうくうき
Romaji: koukuuki
aircraft
In Japanese, aircraft is 航空機, read こうくうき (koukuuki).
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
- n aircraft
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “aircraft”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛行機 | ひこうき hikouki | airplane; aeroplane; plane |
| 機 | き ki | aircraft |
| エアクラフト | エアクラフト eakurafuto | aircraft |
| 飛行体 | ひこうたい hikoutai | flying vehicle; flying object; aircraft |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 航空 | こうくう koukuu | aviation; flying |
| 航海 | こうかい koukai | (sea) voyage; navigation; sailing |
| 航路 | こうろ kouro | (air or sea) route; course; line |
| 難航 | なんこう nankou | difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight |
| 渡航 | とこう tokou | voyage; passage; travelling |
| 空気 | くうき kuuki | air; atmosphere |
| 空港 | くうこう kuukou | airport |
| 空間 | くうかん kuukan | space; room; airspace |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “aircraft”.
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.