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Japanese symbol for “astronaut”

Romaji: uchuuhikoushi
astronaut

In Japanese, astronaut is , read (uchuuhikoushi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n astronaut

Kanji and stroke order

eaves, roof, house
on: ウ
6 strokes · JLPT 2
mid-air, air, space
on: チュウ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
fly, skip (pages), scatter
on: ヒ
kun: と.ぶ、と.ばす、-と.ばす
9 strokes · JLPT 2
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4
gentleman, scholar, samurai
on: シ
kun: さむらい
3 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “astronaut”

WordReadingMeaning
アストロノート asutoronootoastronaut

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うちゅう uchuuuniverse; cosmos; space
うつのみや utsunomiyaUtsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
しょううちゅう shouuchuumicrocosmos; microcosm
うちゅうせん uchuusenspaceship
うつのみやせん utsunomiyasenUtsunomiya Line
いちう ichiuone house; one roof
ちゅうがえり chuugaerisomersault; looping-the-loop
ちゅうづり chuuzurihanging in midair; suspended in midair
ひこう hikouflight; flying; aviation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney

See also: Chinese symbol for “astronaut”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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