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

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

Noun

天(てん)動(どう)説(せつ) • (tendōsetsu) 

1. geocentrism

   Synonym: 地球中心説 (Chikyū chūshinsetsu)

See also

• 地(ち)動(どう)説(せつ) (chidōsetsu)