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
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