(うちゅうひこうし)

うちゅうひこうし
noun
astronaut
technicaloccupation
1. astronaut; cosmonaut
A person trained to travel and work in outer space aboard a spacecraft.
将来(しょうらい)宇宙飛行士(うちゅうひこうし)なりたい
I want to become an astronaut in the future.
That astronaut stayed in space for half a year.
A Japanese astronaut conducted experiments on the International Space Station.

Compound of 宇宙(うちゅう) (space) + 飛行士(ひこうし) (aviator, flier).

Common collocations

  • 宇宙飛行士(うちゅうひこうし)なる: to become an astronaut
  • 宇宙飛行士(うちゅうひこうし)候補(こうほ): astronaut candidate
  • ベテラン宇宙飛行士(うちゅうひこうし): veteran astronaut

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