Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
どう
Grade: 3
せつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
天動說 (kyūjitai)
 天動説 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From (ten, sky) +‎ (, moving) +‎ (-setsu, theory).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(てん)(どう)(せつ) (tendōsetsu

  1. geocentrism
    Synonym: 地球中心説 (Chikyū chūshinsetsu)

See also

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