Word Meaning 機体

きたい kitai

機体 is read as きたい (kitai) and means fuselage.

Meaning

English

  1. fuselage
  2. airframe

Reading

Kana

きたい

Romaji

kitai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自治体衛星通信機構

じちたいえいせいつうしんきこう

Local Authorities Satellite Communications

機会

きかい

chance

機関

きかん

engine

機能

きのう

function

機構

きこう

mechanism

機長

きちょう

captain (of an aircraft)

機関車

きかんしゃ

locomotive

機動

きどう

maneuver (usu. of military force)

機運

きうん

opportunity

機種

きしゅ

model (of machine, device)

機関紙

きかんし

bulletin

機首

きしゅ

nose (of plane)

Example Sentences

2

The plane increased speed.

Crashes in the early days of commercial jets tended to be caused by technical faults, such as metal fatigue in the airframe or engines.