Word Meaning 航行

こうこう koukou

航行 is read as こうこう (koukou) and means cruise.

Meaning

English

  1. cruise
  2. navigation
  3. sailing

Reading

Kana

こうこう

Romaji

koukou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 11686 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

航行区域

こうこうくいき

regulated navigation area

ジグザグ航行

じぐざぐこうこう

zigzag course (esp. warship)

航行衛星

こうこうえいせい

navigation satellite

惑星間航行

わくせいかんこうこう

interplanetary cruise

航空機

こうくうき

aircraft

航空

こうくう

aviation

航海

こうかい

(sea) voyage

航路

こうろ

(air or sea) route

航空便

こうくうびん

air service

航空券

こうくうけん

airline ticket

航法

こうほう

sailing

航空学

こうくうがく

aeronautics

Example Sentences

6

せんちょうはあんぜんなこうこうをさいゆうせんにした。

the captain gave top priority to safe navigation.

In Hawaii, you can cruise all year round.

The harbor is closed to navigation.

This plane is currently cruising smoothly towards our destination.

Several yachts were sailing side by side far out at sea.

The actions of Coen, directly commanding the cruise at the time of the accident, are of utmost significance.