宇う宙ちゅう船せん

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Meanings

spaceship; spacecraft

General term for a vehicle designed for space travel, including both crewed and uncrewed vessels.

〈場ば所しょ〉から宇う宙ちゅう船せんを発はっ射しゃするto launch a spaceship from a place
その基き地ちから宇う宙ちゅう船せんを発はっ射しゃした。
They launched the spaceship from that base.
宇う宙ちゅう船せんに搭とう乗じょうするto board a spaceship
宇う宙ちゅう飛ひ行こう士したちが宇う宙ちゅう船せんに搭とう乗じょうした。
The astronauts boarded the spaceship.
宇う宙ちゅう船せんが〈場ば所しょ〉に着ちゃく陸りくするfor a spaceship to land at a place
宇う宙ちゅう船せんが月げつ面めんに着ちゃく陸りくした。
The spaceship landed on the surface of the moon.

ロケットN3
宇宙船 is the general word for any vessel that travels through space, while ロケット refers specifically to the rocket that provides propulsion (and is often used loosely for launch vehicles).
宇う宙ちゅうステーション
宇宙船 is a vehicle that moves through space, whereas 宇宙ステーション is a large structure that stays in orbit and does not travel.
スペースシャトル
宇宙船 is a general term for any spacecraft, while スペースシャトル refers specifically to NASA's reusable Space Shuttle vehicles.
ソユーズ
宇宙船 is the generic word for any spacecraft, while ソユーズ names one specific Russian/Soviet spacecraft series.

隻せき
For ships and large vessels.
機きN2
Aircraft/spacecraft are often counted with 機; 隻 is also used for ships in a more general vehicle sense.

Compound of 宇宙 (uchū, 'universe, space') and 船 (sen, 'ship, vessel').