Word Meaning 運航

うんこう unkou

運航 is read as うんこう (unkou) and means operation (of a ship or aircraft route).

Meaning

English

  1. operation (of a ship or aircraft route)
  2. service
  3. navigation
  4. flight

Reading

Kana

うんこう

Romaji

unkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 11942 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

共同運航

きょうどううんこう

code-sharing (e.g. airlines)

条件付運航

じょうけんつきうんこう

conditional operation (i.e. departure) of a flight, etc. that might end up diverted due to bad weather

共同運航便

きょうどううんこうびん

code-share flight

航空運賃

こうくううんちん

airfare

運営

うんえい

management

運輸

うんゆ

transportation

運河

うんが

(navigable) canal

運輸省

うんゆしょう

Ministry of Transport

運勢

うんせい

fortune

運動領

うんどうりょう

motor area

運輸安全委員会

うんゆあんぜんいいんかい

Japan Transport Safety Board

運営委員会

うんえいいいんかい

steering committee

Example Sentences

1

The probability of this chain of events is one in two million flights - about once every two months at current levels of air traffic.