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Japanese symbol for “starship”

Romaji: kouseisen
starship; interstellar spacecraft

In Japanese, starship is , read (kouseisen).

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 starship; interstellar spacecraft

Kanji and stroke order

constancy, always
on: コウ
kun: つね、つねに
9 strokes · JLPT 1
star, spot, dot
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ほし、-ぼし
9 strokes · JLPT 2
ship, boat
on: セン
kun: ふね、ふな-
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “starship”

WordReadingMeaning
こうせいかんうちゅうせん kouseikan'uchuusenstarship; interstellar spacecraft

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうれい koureiestablished practice; custom
こうきゅう koukyuupermanence; perpetuity
こうせい kouseistar
こうじょう koujouconstancy; permanence
こうさん kousanfixed property; real property
こうしん koushinsteadiness; constancy
えいせい eisei(natural) satellite; moon
かせい kaseiMars (planet)
せんちょう senchouship's captain; skipper

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.