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航する (こうする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

航こうする

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Meanings

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suru verb (special), intransitive verb

to voyage; to sail; to navigate

archaic

Archaic intransitive suru-verb meaning to travel by ship or to make a sea voyage. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 航海する or 航行する.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「船ふねで航こうする」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる

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In old documents, the expression 'to voyage by ship' can be found.

Kanji

航navigate, sail, cruise

Similar words

航こう海かいする
Modern standard verb for 'to sail' or 'to make a sea voyage'; 航する is its archaic predecessor.
航こう行こうする
Modern verb for 'to navigate' or 'to cruise' (ships or aircraft); broader than 航する.

Etymology

Archaic verb formed from the kanji 航 (voyage) with the verbalizing suffix する. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it likely fell out of use as compound verbs like 航海する became standard.