board, load (a vehicle), ride
On'yomi (音読み)
- トウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 搭, pronounced as トウ, primarily means to board or load something onto a vehicle. It is often used in contexts involving transportation and travel. You will find it in compounds like 搭載 (とうさい), which means loading something onto a ship, and 搭乗 (とうじょう), meaning to embark or board a vehicle, particularly an airplane. Another common term is 搭乗券 (とうじょうけん), which means boarding pass. This kanji is quite useful in travel scenarios, so it’s good to remember for airport or train station conversations. Although it doesn't have a kun'yomi reading, its on'yomi pronunciation is important for understanding and using these terms.
Example sentences
彼は船に搭乗した。
He boarded the ship.
Meanings across languages
- English
- board, load (a vehicle), ride
- Tiếng Việt
- lên, cho (xe), đi
- 日本語
- 搭乗, 積む, 乗る
- 한국어
- 탑승하다, 실다, 타다
- 中文
- 登上, 装载, 骑
- id
- papan
- th
- แผ่น
- es
- tablero
- fr
- panneau
- de
- Brett
- pt
- placa
Common compounds
- 搭載loading (on a ship), equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with, being equipped with
- 搭乗embarkation, boarding (a ship or aircraft)
- 搭乗券boarding pass, boarding ticket
- 搭乗員crew member
- 搭乗橋gangway, boarding bridge
- 搭乗者passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
- 搭乗口boarding gate (airport), aircraft door
- 搭乗率(passenger) load factor, seat occupancy
Words using this kanji
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