欠航

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 欠航 is a noun and irregular intransitive verb read けっこう, meaning the cancellation of a scheduled ship or flight service.
• Basic usage: Use 船が欠航する when a ship service is canceled and 便の欠航を知らせる when announcing a canceled service.
  • 強風のため島へ向かう船が欠航した。 says that the ship to the island was canceled because of strong winds; 空港で便の欠航を知らせる放送が流れた。 describes an airport announcement reporting a flight cancellation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 船が欠航する
  • が marks the ship service whose scheduled operation is canceled.
• 便の欠航
  • の links the cancellation to the particular transport service.
• 強風のため
  • ため identifies strong winds as the cause of the cancellation.