See also: 天體

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 天體 (“celestial body; naked body”).
(This term is the simplified form of 天體).
Notes:

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
たい
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
天體 (kyūjitai)
 天体 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 天體 (MC then thejX). Analyzable as (ten, heaven) +‎ (tai, body).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(てん)(たい) (tentai

  1. (astronomy) celestial body

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN