搭乗

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 搭乗(とうじょう) names the act of boarding an aircraft or similar vehicle; 搭乗する means to board.
• Basic usage: It is often encountered in airport procedures and boarding announcements.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Procedures and actual boarding
  • 搭乗手続き is the procedure required for boarding, while 搭乗を待つ describes waiting for one's turn to board.
  • Completing the procedure and getting onto the aircraft are distinct points in the journey.
• The homophone 登場
  • 登場 is also read とうじょう, but means appearing onstage, in a story, or in a similar setting.
  • 搭乗 suits boarding an aircraft at an airport; 登場 suits a person making an appearance.