旅客機(りょかくき)

りょかくき
noun
passenger plane; airliner
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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大型(おおがた)旅客機(りょかくき) (large passenger plane)
  • 小型(こがた)旅客機(りょかくき) (small passenger plane)
  • 国際(こくさい)旅客機(りょかくき) (international airliner)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 飛行機(ひこうき): airplane — general term
  • 航空機(こうくうき): aircraft — formal, includes all types
  • 貨物機(かもつき): cargo plane — for freight
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