🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

宇宙飛行士

Pronunciation / Transliteration: uchūhikōshi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Astronaut/ˈæs.trə.nɔːt/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"宇宙飛行士が国際宇宙ステーションに滞在しています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is trained to travel, work, or conduct experiments in space.

    "The astronaut conducted several scientific experiments while aboard the space station."
  2. 2

    A traveler in outer space, often specifically referring to those from the United States or partner space agencies.

    "Thousands of children dream of becoming an astronaut and walking on the moon."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'astron' meaning star and 'nautes' meaning sailor, combined in the mid-20th century during the space race. It entered English to describe individuals trained to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.

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