Japanese word

フライト

Pronunciation

Romajifuraito

Meaning

  • nounflight

Example

フライトを予約しました。fu ra i to o yo yaku shi ma shi ta

I booked a flight.

Illustration for フライト (flight)

More examples

早朝のフライトに備えて、空港の近くに泊まります。sō chō no fu ra i to ni sona e te kū kō no chika ku ni to ma ri ma su

I stay near the airport in preparation for my early-morning flight.

Core concept

Describes traveling through the air in an aircraft and the scheduled service that makes this journey possible.

Common phrases

  • フライトを予約するfu ra i to o yo yaku su ru

    book a flight

  • フライトに乗るfu ra i to ni no ru

    take a flight

  • フライトが遅れるfu ra i to ga oku re ru

    a flight is delayed

  • フライトが欠航になるfu ra i to ga kek kō ni na ru

    a flight is canceled

  • フライトを変更するfu ra i to o hen kō su ru

    change a flight

Similar words

航空便kōkūbin: A scheduled service that carries passengers by aircraft between two places.
便bin: A particular scheduled trip by air, usually identified by a route or number.

Definition in Japanese

航空機による目的地までの移動。また、そのために利用する便。kō kū ki ni yo ru moku teki chi ma de no i dō ma ta so no ta me ni ri yō su ru bin

Word origin

フライト (furaito) is a loanword from English flight, which comes from Old English flyht and refers to flying or a journey through the air.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English flight, which can also mean escape or a burst of imagination, フライト (furaito) chiefly refers to air travel in Japanese, making the airport sense the safest default.

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