乗じょう機き

noun

airplane (manned by ...)

Used in the pattern ...の乗機 to refer to an aircraft that a specific person or group is on board. Common in news or formal contexts.

• 首しゅ相しょうの乗じょう機きはまもなく到とう着ちゃくする。

  The prime minister's airplane will arrive shortly.

noun

boarding (an airplane)

Refers to the act of getting on an aircraft. Less common than 搭乗 (とうじょう) in everyday speech.

• 乗じょう機きの手て続つづきは30分ぷん前まえに締しめ切きられる。

  The boarding procedure closes 30 minutes before departure.