衛星
See also: 卫星
Chinese
to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname |
star; satellite; small amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (衛星/衞星) | 衛/衞 | 星 | |
| simp. (卫星) | 卫 | 星 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
衛星
Derived terms
Derived terms from 衛星
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 衛 | 星 |
| えい Grade: 5 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| kan’on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 衞星 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
衛 (ei, “to guard”) + 星 (-sei, “celestial body”)
Noun
- a satellite (a body orbiting a larger one; man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)
See also
- 衛星都市 (eisei toshi, “satellite city”)
- 人工衛星 (jinkō eisei, “artificial satellite”)
- 気象衛星 (kishō eisei, “weather satellite”)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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