小惑星
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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”).[1] Compare Chinese 小行星 (xiǎoxíngxīng), Korean 소행성 (sohaengseong), Vietnamese tiểu hành tinh.
Pronunciation
Noun
小惑星 • (shōwakusei) ←せうわくせい (seuwakusei)?
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN