Japanese word

着陸

Pronunciation

Romajichakuriku

Meaning

  • nounlanding

Example

飛行機が着陸します。hi kō ki ga chaku riku shi ma su

The airplane lands.

Illustration for 着陸 (landing)

More examples

悪天候のため、機長は着陸を見合わせました。aku ten kō no ta me ki chō wa chaku riku o mi a wa se ma shi ta

Because of the bad weather, the captain postponed the landing.

Core concept

着陸 (chakuriku) marks the transition in which an aircraft leaves the air and reaches land or a runway.

Common phrases

  • 着陸するchaku riku su ru

    land

  • 着陸を許可するchaku riku o kyo ka su ru

    authorize landing

  • 着陸を試みるchaku riku o kokoro mi ru

    attempt a landing

  • 着陸に成功するchaku riku ni sei kō su ru

    succeed in landing

Similar words

タッチダウンtatchidaun: The instant when an aircraft's wheels first touch the runway.
着地chakuchi: The arrival of a person, animal, or object on the ground from the air.
接地setchi: The state or act of touching the ground with an aircraft or its wheels.

Definition in Japanese

航空機が空中から地面や滑走路に降りること。kō kū ki ga kū chū ka ra ji men ya kas sō ro ni o ri ru ko to

Word origin

着陸 (chakuriku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 着 (chaku, "arrival") and 陸 (riku, "land"), together naming an aircraft's arrival on land.

Usage tips

  • In aviation English, landing covers the process of descending to the ground, while touchdown usually refers specifically to the moment the wheels meet the runway.

Opposites

  • 離陸ririkutakeoffnoun

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