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Japanese symbol for “spacewalk”

Romaji: sengaikatsudou
extravehicular activity; spacewalk; EVA

In Japanese, spacewalk is , read (sengaikatsudou).

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 extravehicular activity; spacewalk; EVA

Kanji and stroke order

ship, boat
on: セン
kun: ふね、ふな-
11 strokes · JLPT 2
outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
lively, resuscitation, being helped
on: カツ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける
9 strokes · JLPT 2
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんちょう senchouship's captain; skipper
ふうせん fuusenballoon (toy or decoration)
ぎょせん gyosenfishing boat
せんぱく senpakuvessel; ship; shipping
ぞうせん zousenshipbuilding
ふなばし funabashipontoon bridge; floating bridge
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation

See also: Chinese symbol for “spacewalk”.

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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