Japanese word

ジェット

Pronunciation

Romajijetto

Meaning

  • nounjet

Example

父はジェットを操縦します。chichi wa je tto o sō jū shi ma su

My father pilots a jet.

Illustration for ジェット (jet)

More examples

空港で新しいジェットを見ました。kū kō de atara shi i je tto o mi ma shi ta

I saw a new jet at the airport.

Core concept

A jet combines powered flight with a strong stream of air or gas that carries the aircraft rapidly through the sky.

Common phrases

  • ジェットに乗るje tto ni no ru

    ride a jet

  • ジェットを操縦するje tto o sō jū su ru

    pilot a jet

  • ジェットから降りるje tto ka ra o ri ru

    get off a jet

Similar words

飛行機hikōki: A powered aircraft with fixed wings that flies through the air.
航空機kōkūki: A vehicle designed to travel through the air for transport or other purposes.

Definition in Japanese

ジェットエンジンを備え、燃焼ガスなどの噴射で推進する高速の航空機。je tto e n ji n o sona e nen shō ga su na do no fun sha de sui shin su ru kō soku no kō kū ki

Word origin

The Japanese word ジェット (jetto) entered from English jet, a word linked to French jeter "to throw"; its aircraft sense comes from propulsion by a forceful stream of gases.

Usage tips

  • In the phrase jet set, jet evokes the fast international travel that connects the group with fashionable destinations.

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