海王星
Chinese
overlord of the sea; maritime sovereignty | star; satellite; small amount | ||
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simp. and trad. (海王星) | 海王 | 星 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
海王星
- Neptune (eighth planet of the solar system)
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系的行星/太阳系的行星; 水星 (Shuǐxīng), 金星 (Jīnxīng), 地球 (Dìqiú), 火星 (Huǒxīng), 木星 (Mùxīng), 土星 (Tǔxīng), 天王星 (Tiānwángxīng), 海王星 (Hǎiwángxīng)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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海 | 王 | 星 |
かい Grade: 2 | おう Grade: 1 | せい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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海王星 (kyūjitai) |
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海王星
Etymology
Appears to be borrowed from Chinese 海王星, applying the expected Japanese 音読み (“on'yomi”) for the characters.
The planet itself was discovered in 1846 by astronomers in Europe, so prior to that point, the planet had no name in any language. Following the convention at the time, it was ultimately named for the Roman god, Neptune. After this, the term was probably first borrowed into Chinese as a calque and then borrowed into Japanese from there. 海王 (literally “sea + king”) and 星 (“star or planet”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) かいおーせー [kàíóꜜòsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) かいおーせー [kàíóóséé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ka̠io̞ːse̞ː]
Proper noun
海王星 • (Kaiōsei) ←かいわうせい (kaiwausei)?
- Neptune (eighth planet of the solar system)
- 2009 March 30 [Jan 23 2004], Takeuchi, Naoko, “Act 29 無限3 2人 NEW SOLDIERS [Act 29: Infinity 3: 2 New Soldiers]”, in 美少女戦士セーラームーン [Pretty Guardian SAILOR MOON], volume 6 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 181–182:
- ——海の星海王星を守護にもつ深海の戦士——セーラーネプチューン
- ——Umi no Hoshi Kaiōsei o shugo ni motsu shinkai no senshi ——Sērā Nepuchūn
- —Warrior of the depths, keeper of Neptune the Sea Planet —Sailor Neptune
- ——海の星海王星を守護にもつ深海の戦士——セーラーネプチューン
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See also
- (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系の惑星 (Taiyōkei no wakusei); 水星 (Suisei, “Mercury”), 金星 (Kinsei, “Venus”), 地球 (Chikyū, “Earth”), 火星 (Kasei, “Mars”), 木星 (Mokusei, “Jupiter”), 土星 (Dosei, “Saturn”), 天王星 (Tennōsei, “Uranus”), 海王星 (Kaiōsei, “Neptune”) (Category: ja:Planets of the Solar System)
- ネプトゥーヌス (Neputūnusu)
- 冥王星 (Meiōsei)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | ||
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海 | 王 | 星 |
Proper noun
海王星 • (Haewangseong) (hangeul 해왕성)
- Hanja form? of 해왕성 (“Neptune”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | ||
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海 | 王 | 星 |
Proper noun
海王星
- chữ Hán form of Hải Vương tinh (“Neptune”).