天動説

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	動	説
てん Grade: 1	どう Grade: 3	せつ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
天動說 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 天 (ten, “sky”) +‎ 動 (dō, “moving”) +‎ 説 (-setsu, “theory”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) てんどーせつ [tèńdóꜜòsètsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ndo̞ːse̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

天(てん)動(どう)説(せつ) • (tendōsetsu)

geocentrism
Synonym: 地球中心説 (Chikyū chūshinsetsu)

See also

地(ち)動(どう)説(せつ) (chidōsetsu)

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