WORD DETAIL
滑走
かっそう
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
滑走is read asかっそうand is a noun andするverb for an aircraft’s ground run or for gliding over ice or snow. - Basic usage: An aircraft starting its roll appears in
滑走を始める, while gliding on ice appears in氷上を滑走する.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Movement along a surface
- It describes rapid, smooth movement along a runway, ground, ice, or another surface rather than flight through the air.
- Difference from
飛行- Unlike flight through the air, this term focuses on movement along a runway, ice, or another surface.

