Chinese

Proper noun

木星

1. (astronomy) Jupiter (planet)

Synonyms

• 歲星／岁星 (Suìxīng)

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, 土星 (Tǔxīng), 天王星 (Tiānwángxīng), 海王星 (Hǎiwángxīng)

Japanese

木星 (Mokusei): the planet Jupiter.

Etymology

From Sinitic 木星 ‎(literally “wood(en) star”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) もくせい [mòkúséé] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [mo̞kɯ̥ᵝse̞ː]

Proper noun

木星 ‎(hiragana もくせい, romaji Mokusei)

1. (astronomy) Jupiter, the planet

Derived terms

• 木星丘 (もくせいきゅう, ​Mokusei kyū): (palmistry) a mount of Jupiter
• 木製型惑星 (もくせいがたわくせい, ​Mokuseigata wakusei): a Jovian planet, a Jupiter-type planet, a gas giant

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系の惑星; 水星, 金星, 地球, 火星, 木星, 土星, 天王星, 海王星
• ジュピター (​Jupitā): Jupiter, the Roman god
• ゼウス (​Zeusu): Zeus, the Greek god

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Proper noun

木星 • ‎(Mokseong) ‎(hangeul 목성)

1. Hanja form^? of 목성, “Jupiter”.