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
- 搭載とうさいloading (on a ship), equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with, being equipped with
- 搭乗とうじょうembarkation, boarding (a ship or aircraft)
- 搭乗券とうじょうけんboarding pass, boarding ticket
- 搭乗員とうじょういんcrew member
- 搭乗橋とうじょうきょうgangway, boarding bridge
- 搭乗者とうじょうしゃpassenger (on a ship or aircraft)
- 搭乗口とうじょうぐちboarding gate (airport), aircraft door
- 搭乗率とうじょうりつ(passenger) load factor, seat occupancy
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