Japanese symbol for “spaceflight”
宇宙飛行
うちゅうひこう
Romaji: uchuuhikou
space flight; spaceflight
In Japanese, spaceflight is 宇宙飛行, read うちゅうひこう (uchuuhikou).
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
- n space flight; spaceflight
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇宙 | うちゅう uchuu | universe; cosmos; space |
| 宇都宮 | うつのみや utsunomiya | Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi) |
| 小宇宙 | しょううちゅう shouuchuu | microcosmos; microcosm |
| 宇宙船 | うちゅうせん uchuusen | spaceship |
| 宇都宮線 | うつのみやせん utsunomiyasen | Utsunomiya Line |
| 一宇 | いちう ichiu | one house; one roof |
| 宙返り | ちゅうがえり chuugaeri | somersault; looping-the-loop |
| 宙吊り | ちゅうづり chuuzuri | hanging in midair; suspended in midair |
| 飛行 | ひこう hikou | flight; flying; aviation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
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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