Kanji: 飛 機 便 席 留
1. Vocabulary List
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|
| 飛ぶ（とぶ） | tobu | To fly |
| 飛行機（ひこうき） | hikooki | Plane / Aeroplane |
| 便（びん） | bin | Flight; service |
| ゆう便きょく（ゆうびんきょく） | yuubinkyoku | Post office |
| 座席（ざせき） | zaseki | Seat |
| 留学（りゅうがく） | ryuugaku | Study abroad |
| 留学生（りゅうがくせい） | ryuugakusei | Foreign / exchange student |
| 自動車（じどうしゃ） | jidoosha | Automobile; car |
2. Kanji Spotlight
| Kanji | Reading | Meaning | Radical | Memory Hint / Note |
|---|
| 飛 | と-ぶ / ひ | To fly | — | Think of wings spreading outward |
| 機 | き | Machine | 木（wood） | In the past, a lot of machinery was made of wood |
| 便 | びん | Flight; service | 亻（person） | Looks similar to 使（つかう）— they share the same radical 亻 |
| 席 | せき | Seat | 广（building） | Same radical as 座（すわ）る and 店（みせ） |
| 留 | りゅう | Stationary point | — | Appears in 留学（りゅうがく）= staying to study = study abroad |
3. Kanji Breakdown — 飛行機
飛行機 is built from three kanji, each with its own meaning and reading:
| Kanji | Reading in 飛行機 | Meaning |
|---|
| 飛 | ひ | To fly |
| 行 | こう | Go / travel (note: 行 is usually read as い-く, but here reads こう) |
| 機 | き | Machine |
Most kanji have multiple readings! 行 is read as こう in 飛行機, but we often use it as 行（い）く.
4. 便 — Two meanings
The kanji 便（びん）has two main uses:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 〇〇便 | びん | Flight number / service (e.g. 16便 = flight 16) |
| ゆう便きょく | ゆうびんきょく | Post office (ゆう便きょく is a place offering postal services) |
- Confusable kanji: 便 looks similar to 使（つかう） — both share the radical 亻
5. 席 — Radical 广
The radical of 席 is 广, meaning "building." Other kanji with the same radical:
| Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 座 | すわる | To sit |
| 店 | みせ | Shop / store |
| 席 | せき | Seat |
6. 何 ＋ Counter — Asking about numbers
何 is used with a counter to ask "how many ~":
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 何便 | なんびん | How many flights |
| 何人 | なんにん | How many people |
| 何匹 | なんびき | How many animals / insects |
| 何枚 | なんまい | How many flat objects |
| 何本 | なんぼん | How many long objects |
| 何台 | なんだい | How many large furniture / electrical items |
7. Key Sentences
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|
| ふくおかまで飛行機で行きます。毎日何便ありますか。 | Fukuoka made hikooki de ikimasu. Mainichi nanbin arimasu ka. | I'll go to Fukuoka by plane. How many flights are there every day? |
| Busuu Air 16便は日本に飛んでいません。 | Busuu Air 16-bin wa Nihon ni tonde imasen. | Busuu Air flight 16 doesn't fly to Japan. |
| 今日から留学します！今、飛行機の座席に座っています。 | Kyoo kara ryuugaku shimasu! Ima, hikooki no zaseki ni suwatte imasu. | I will study abroad from today! Right now, I'm sitting in my seat on the plane. |
| 空港にあるゆう便きょく | Kuukoo ni aru yuubinkyoku | A post office in an airport |
| 座席の番号はここに書いてあります。 | Zaseki no bangoo wa koko ni kaite arimasu. | The seat number has been written here. |
8. Kanji Reading Match (Quiz)
| Kanji | Reading |
|---|
| 飛行機 | ひこうき |
| 座席 | ざせき |
| 留学生 | りゅうがくせい |
9. Learning Context
- Lesson: Kanji: 飛 機 便 席 留
- Chapter: Chapter 5 — Preparation
- Key compounds: 飛行機（ひこうき）, ゆう便きょく（ゆうびんきょく）, 座席（ざせき）, 留学（りゅうがく）, 留学生（りゅうがくせい）
- Look-alike kanji: 便 vs 使 — both have 亻 radical; 便 = flight/service, 使 = to use
- Multiple readings: 行 reads as こう in 飛行機 but as い-く in most other contexts
10. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|
| Current Level | Intermediate B1 |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 5 — Preparation |
| Section | 8 / 9 |
| Completion | Complete |
| Latest Performance | 93% — Well done dori! (+15 stars, +5 vocabulary: と-ぶ/ひ, き, びん, せき, りゅう) |