宇 宙 船(うちゅうせん)

うちゅうせん

noun

spaceship; spacecraft

1. spaceship; spacecraft

A vehicle designed for travel in outer space, either crewed or uncrewed. Used for both real spacecraft and fictional ones.

宇宙船(うちゅうせん)が打(う)ち上(あ)げられた。

A spacecraft was launched.

宇宙船(うちゅうせん)は無事(ぶじ)に地球(ちきゅう)に帰還(きかん)した。

The spacecraft returned safely to Earth.

子(こ)どものころ、いつか宇宙船(うちゅうせん)に乗(の)りたいと思(おも)っていた。

When I was a child, I dreamed of riding in a spaceship someday.

Composed of 宇宙(うちゅう) (outer space) + 船(せん) (vessel). Covers both real spacecraft (like those used by NASA or JAXA) and fictional spaceships in science fiction.

Common collocations

宇宙船(うちゅうせん)を打(う)ち上(あ)げる: to launch a spacecraft
有人(ゆうじん)宇宙船(うちゅうせん): crewed spacecraft
無人(むじん)宇宙船(うちゅうせん): uncrewed spacecraft
宇宙船(うちゅうせん)に搭乗(とうじょう)する: to board a spacecraft

Similar words

ロケット: rocket — the launch vehicle, not the crewed capsule
人工衛星(じんこうえいせい): artificial satellite — orbits but does not carry people
宇宙(うちゅう)ステーション: space station — a permanent structure in orbit

Related Words

Compare: ロケット (rocket)

Compare: 人工衛星(じんこうえいせい) (artificial satellite)

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