(そうじゅうせき)

そうじゅうせき
noun
cockpit; pilot's seat
1. cockpit; pilot's seat; driver's seat
The seat or compartment from which a pilot operates an aircraft, or more broadly, the control position in any vehicle or craft.
パイロットが操縦席(そうじゅうせき)(すわ)った。
The pilot sat in the cockpit.
操縦席(そうじゅうせき)からの(なが)めは素晴(すば)らしかった。
The view from the cockpit was wonderful.
航空(こうくう)ショーで操縦席(そうじゅうせき)(すわ)体験(たいけん)ができた。
At the air show, I got to experience sitting in the cockpit.

USAGE:
Primarily used for the pilot's position in an aircraft. The English loanword コックピット is also widely used and understood in Japanese.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 操縦席(そうじゅうせき)(すわ)る (to sit in the cockpit)
  • 操縦席(そうじゅうせき)(はい)る (to enter the cockpit)
  • 操縦席(そうじゅうせき)からの視界(しかい) (visibility from the cockpit)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • コックピット: cockpit (loanword, commonly used)
  • 運転席(うんてんせき): driver's seat (for cars)
  • 操縦(そうじゅう)(しつ): control room, flight deck