ビーナス

Japanese edit

Etymology edit

From English Venus.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) ビーナス [bíꜜìnàsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [bʲiːna̠sɨᵝ]

Proper noun edit

ビーナス • (Bīnasu)

(rare, astronomy) Venus, the planet
(Roman mythology) Venus, the Roman goddess

Usage notes edit

The term 金星 (Kinsei) is more common for the planet. The term ウェヌス (Wenusu) is more common for the goddess.

Alternative forms edit

(planet): ヴィーナス (Vīnasu)
(goddess): ウェヌス (Wenusu)

Synonyms edit

(planet): 金(きん)星(せい) (Kinsei)
(goddess): アフロディーテ (Afurodīte): Aphrodite, the Greek goddess

References edit

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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