How to say “airplane” in Japanese | 飛行機 (ひこうき、hikōki)

22.12.2022

The Japanese vocabulary「飛行機 (ひこうき、hikōki)」means “airplane.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word飛行機
Hiraganaひこうき
Romaji Readinghikōki
English Meaningairplane

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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I’m scared of flying.

Plain Form:

飛行機ひこうきに乗のるのが怖こわい。
Hikōki ni noru no ga kowai.

Polite Form:

飛行機に乗るのが怖いです。
Hikōki ni noru no ga kowai desu.

I’m about to board the plane.

Plain Form:

今いまから飛行機ひこうきに乗のるところだ。
Ima kara hikōki ni noru tokoro da.

Polite Form:

今から飛行機に乗るところです。
Ima kara hikōki ni noru tokoro desu.

I can see a beautiful view from the airplane window.

Plain Form:

飛行機ひこうきの窓まどから綺麗きれいな景色けしきが見みえる。
Hikōki no mado kara, keshiki o miru.

Look at the scenery from the airplane window.

Polite Form:

飛行機の窓から綺麗な景色が見える。
Hikōki no mado kara, keshiki o mimasu.

I read an article about the plane crash in the newspaper yesterday.

Plain Form:

昨日きのう、新聞しんぶんで飛行機ひこうき事故じこの記事きじを読よんだ。
Kinō, shinbun de hikōki-jiko no kiji o yonda.

Polite Form:

昨日、新聞で飛行機事故の記事を読みました。
Kinō, shinbun de hikōki-jiko no kiji o yomimashita.

When I was a student, I got on a plane for the first time on a school trip.

Plain Form:

学生時代がくせいじだい、修学旅行しゅうがくりょこうで初はじめて飛行機ひこうきに乗のった。
Gakusei jidai, shūgaku-ryokō de hajimete hikōki ni notta.

Polite Form:

学生時代、修学旅行で初めて飛行機に乗りました。
Gakusei jidai, shūgaku-ryokō de hajimete hikōki ni norimashita.

Due to unexpected bad weather, the plane was delayed.

Plain Form:

予定外よそうがいの悪天候あくてんこうで、飛行機ひこうきが遅延ちえんした。
Yotei-gai no akutenkō de, hikōki ga chien shita.

Polite Form:

予定外の悪天候で、飛行機が遅延しました。
Yotei-gai no akutenkō de, hikōki ga chien shimashita.

I get a little nervous when a plane takes off.

Plain Form:

飛行機ひこうきの離陸時りりくじは少すこし緊張きんちょうする。
Hikōki no ririku-ji wa sukoshi kinchō suru.

Polite Form:

飛行機の離陸時は少し緊張します。
Hikōki no ririku-ji wa sukoshi kinchō shimasu.

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