漢字道KANJIDO

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6Elementary year 510 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
Meaning
to sail; navigate; voyage

Origin

ORIGIN

舟 "boat" plus 亢; crossing the water by boat — hence "to sail, voyage."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ航海・航空・就航

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 航空こうくう

    aviation

  • 出航しゅっこう

    departure (of a ship)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

航空券を二まい買った。

I bought two plane tickets.

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