Definify.com
Definition 2025
海王星
海王星
Chinese
| ocean; sea | king; Wang (proper name) | star; satellite; small amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
simp. and trad. (海王星) |
海 | 王 | 星 | |
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
Japanese
海王星
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 海 | 王 | 星 |
|
かい Grade: 2 |
おう Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
From Literary Chinese. 海 (kai, “sea”) + 王 (ō, “king”) + 星 (sei, “star”), named after Neptune, the Roman god of the sea.
Pronunciation
- On'yomi: Kan'on
- (Tokyo) かいおうせい [kàíóꜜòsèè] (Nakadaka - [3])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) かいおうせい [kàíóóséé] (Heiban - [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ka̠io̞ːse̞ː]
Proper noun
海王星 (hiragana かいおうせい, romaji Kaiōsei, historical hiragana かいわうせい)
- Neptune (eighth planet of the solar system)
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
- ネプトゥーヌス (Neputūnusu)
- 冥王星 (Meiōsei)
References
- 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- 1 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