旅客機(りょかくき)

りょかくき
noun
passenger plane; airliner
transportationtravel
1. passenger plane; airliner; passenger aircraft
An airplane designed to carry passengers on commercial flights, as opposed to cargo planes or military aircraft.
旅客機(りょかくき)が空港(くうこう)に着陸(ちゃくりく)した。
The passenger plane landed at the airport.
大型(おおがた)旅客機(りょかくき)は数百人(すうひゃくにん)の乗客(じょうきゃく)を運(はこ)べる。
A large passenger plane can carry several hundred passengers.
新型(しんがた)の旅客機(りょかくき)は燃費(ねんぴ)がよく、環境(かんきょう)への負荷(ふか)が少(すく)ない。
New passenger aircraft are fuel-efficient and place less burden on the environment.

Usage

The standard term for commercial passenger aircraft in news and formal contexts. In casual speech, 飛行機(ひこうき) (airplane) is used without distinguishing between passenger and other types.

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Related Words

Related: 飛行機(ひこうき) (airplane)
Synonym: 航空機(こうくうき) (aircraft (formal))
Related: ジェット機(き) (jet plane)
Related: 戦闘機(せんとうき) (fighter plane)
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Added 2026.3.19 13:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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