飛行機

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 飛行機 (ひこうき) is a powered aircraft. It appears as an object being viewed and as a means of transport.
• Basic usage: At an airport, someone looks up at a large airplane; next month, air travel carries them to a southern island.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Aircraft observed directly and aircraft used for travel
  • In 飛行機を見上げる, the plane is the object of sight, while 飛行機で marks transportation. The particle in the second is instrumental, not locative.