小惑星

Japanese
Kanji in this term
小 惑 星
しょう
Grade: 1		 わく
Grade: S		 せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi goon kan’on

Etymology

From 小 (shō-, “small; little”) +‎ 惑星 (wakusei, “planet”). Compare Chinese 小行星, Korean 소행성 (sohaengseong), Vietnamese tiểu hành tinh.

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) しょーわ​くせー [shòówáꜜkùsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɰᵝa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝse̞ː]

Noun

小惑星 (hiragana しょうわくせい, rōmaji shōwakusei, historical hiragana せうわくせい)

  1. an asteroid
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