旅客機

• 読み: りょかくき
• ローマ字: ryokakuki
• 漢字の分解: 旅 (ryo) — travel; 客 (kaku) — guest, passenger; 機 (ki) — machine, aircraft
• 発音: /ɾjo.ka.kɯ.ki/

意味

Passenger plane; commercial aircraft designed to carry paying travellers.

A noun for aircraft specifically built to transport passengers, as opposed to cargo planes (貨物機) or military aircraft (軍用機). Commonly encountered in news reports about aviation incidents, new aircraft models, and airline industry discussions. Often modified by size: 大型旅客機 (large passenger aircraft).

例文

1. 新型の旅客機が来年から運航を開始する予定だ。
2. 旅客機の窓から見える夜景がきれいだった。
3. 悪天候のため旅客機が空港に引き返した。

使い方ガイド

場面: aviation, news, travel, transportation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 旅 (ryo, travel) + 客 (kaku, guest/passenger) + 機 (ki, machine/aircraft). Literally 'travel-guest machine,' a compound that clearly labels the aircraft's purpose.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal