Japanese symbol for “plane”
飛行機
ひこうき
Romaji: hikouki
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
In Japanese, plane is 飛行機, read ひこうき (hikouki).
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 airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “plane”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平面 | へいめん heimen | level surface; plane |
| 削る | けずる kezuru | to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane |
| 鉋 | かんな kanna | plane (woodworking tool) |
| プレーン | プレーン pureen | plane |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛行 | ひこう hikou | flight; flying; aviation |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ tobu | to fly; to soar |
| 飛躍 | ひやく hiyaku | leap; jump |
| 飛ばし | とばし tobashi | selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans |
| 飛ばす | とばす tobasu | to let fly; to make fly; to send flying |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “plane”.
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.
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