# 航 — Navigation

Frequency rank 1280 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 飼 (Domesticate), less common than 亜 (Asia).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 舟 Boat (Kangxi 137)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A boat on the left is steered by a neck on the right -- turning the boat's neck (rudder) is the art of navigation.

In words:

- 航空 こうくう — aviation,flying
- 航海 こうかい — sail;voyage

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