WORD DETAIL
宇宙飛行
うちゅうひこう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
宇宙飛行(うちゅうひこう) is a compound noun for travel through space. In both examples it sets the scope of later content or planning. - Basic usage:
宇宙飛行を題材にした本makes spaceflight a book's subject;長期の宇宙飛行を想定した施設makes it a design assumption for training.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Subject matter of a book and premise of training
- Both sentences use
宇宙飛行を, but題材にしたassigns subject matter and想定したassigns a planning premise. Neither construction asserts that the flight actually occurred.
- Both sentences use

