Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 2
えい
Grade: 5
せい
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
人工衞星 (kyūjitai)
 人工衛星 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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人工 (jinkō, artificial) +‎ 衛星 (eisei, satellite)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んこーえーせー [jìńkóó éꜜèsèè] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩŋko̞ː e̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

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(じん)(こう)(えい)(せい) (jinkō eiseiじんこうゑいせい (zinkouweisei)?

  1. (astronomy) an artificial satellite