搭
board, load (a vehicle), ride
Readings
On'yomi
- トウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
搭 centers on the action of getting onto or into a vehicle: boarding, loading, or riding. The idea is physically placing oneself or cargo onto a conveyance.
Most common words using 搭
- 搭載とうさい
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
- 搭乗とうじょうN1
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
- 搭乗ブリッジとうじょうブリッジ
gangway; boarding bridge
- 搭乗券とうじょうけん
boarding pass; boarding ticket
- 搭乗口とうじょうぐち
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
- 搭乗員とうじょういん
crew member
- 搭乗手続きとうじょうてつづき
boarding procedures; check-in
- 搭乗手続きカウンターとうじょうてつづきカウンター
check-in counter
- 搭乗案内とうじょうあんない
boarding announcement
- 搭乗橋とうじょうきょう
gangway; boarding bridge
- 搭乗率とうじょうりつ
(passenger) load factor; seat occupancy
- 搭乗者とうじょうしゃ
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
- 標準搭載ひょうじゅんとうさい
standard feature; standard equipment
Study
Etymology
搭 combines 扌 (hand) with 荅, which likely contributes the sound トウ. The hand radical suggests the physical action of placing or loading something onto a vehicle.
Meaning mnemonic
The left hand 扌 loads cargo onto the right side 荅, which looks like a platform or vehicle. Picture a hand placing a box onto a truck bed.
Reading mnemonic
For トウ, imagine a hand loading a toe onto a bus: toe -> トウ, and the hand carefully boards the toe-shaped passenger.