Meaning

Primary

Spaceship

Alternatives

Space Shuttle, Starship, Ufo, Spacecraft, Flying Saucer

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know how 宇宙 is outer space and how is ship, right? Well, put those together and you have an outer space ship (better known as a space ship).

Reading

うちゅうせん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. It will help to know the word 宇宙 beforehand as well.

Context

Context Sentences

敵からのいきなりのアタックで、宇宙船は大混乱となった。

The enemy's sudden attack threw the space shuttle into chaos.

この宇宙船での生活には、きびしいルールが設けられています。

Rigid rules have been established to live in this spaceship.

十六台の宇宙船のほとんど全てが、保持され改装されました。

Nearly all of the sixteen space ships were retained and refurbished.

Kanji Composition