Illustration: Inside a Japanese aerospace cleanroom, engineers in protective coveralls carefully unfold the solar panels of a compact satellite mounted on a test stand. One engineer checks a hinge while another supports the opposite panel, their coordinated movements suggesting months of preparation.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

宇う宙ちゅう開かい発はつ

uchuukaihatsu

space exploration, development

Example sentences

  1. 日本にっぽんはすぐに宇宙開発うちゅうかいはつに乗のり出だすだろう。

    Japan will soon start to engage in the exploration of the universe.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 改良かいりょうされた医療技術いりょうぎじゅつは、宇宙開発うちゅうかいはつ計画けいかくの副産物ふくさんぶつとして派生はせいしたものの一ひとつである。

    Improved medical technology has been one of the spin-offs of the space program.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 度重たびかさなる失敗しっぱいをものともせず、宇宙開発うちゅうかいはつ計画けいかくが進すすめられている。

    Despite repeated failures, the space development program continues to move forward.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 宇宙開発

  • 宇eaves; roofOnウ
  • 宙mid-air; airOnチュウ
  • 開open; unfoldOnカイKunひらく・ひらき・ひらける
  • 発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる

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