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Breakdown of hikouki
go
行
If you want to go, you must step through one street. If you can't choose one, you won't be going anywhere.
fly
飛
You start to fly, and within two seconds there's more ice on your wings than you can measure.
machine
機
How many trees do you need to build a machine?
Usages of hikouki
飛行機 で 旅行したこと が ない。hikouki de ryokousitakoto ga nai.
I haven't (ever) traveled by an airplane.
飛行機 は 遅れる か。hikouki ha okureru ka.
Will the airplane be delayed?
飛行機 に 乗れなくて、 電車 で 行きました。hikouki ni norenakute, densya de ikimasita.
I couldn't take the airplane and went by train.
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