Chinese edit

overlord of the sea; maritime sovereignty star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad.
(海王星)
海王
 
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海王星

  1. Neptune (eighth planet of the solar system)

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 2
おう
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
海王星 (kyūjitai)
 
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海王星

Etymology edit

Appears to be borrowed from Chinese 海王星 (Hǎiwángxīng), applying the expected Japanese 音読み (on'yomi) for the characters.

The planet itself was discovered in 1846 by astronomers in Europe, so prior to that point, the planet had no name in any language. Following the convention at the time, it was ultimately named for the Roman god, Neptune. After this, the term was probably first borrowed into Chinese as a calque and then borrowed into Japanese from there. 海王 (literally sea + king) and (star or planet).

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(かい)(おう)(せい) (Kaiōseiかいわうせい (kaiwausei)?

  1. Neptune (eighth planet of the solar system)
    • 2009 March 30 [2004 January 23], Naoko Takeuchi, “Act(アクト) 29(トゥエンティナイン) ()(げん)(スリー) 2人(ふたり) NEW(ニュー) SOLDIERS(ソルジャーズ) [Act 29: Infinity 3: 2 New Soldiers]”, in [美少女戦士](Pretty Guardian)[セーラームーン](SAILORMOON) [Pretty Guardian SAILOR MOON], 6th edition, volume 6 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, pages 181–182:
      ——(うみ)(ほし)(かい)(おう)(せい)(しゅ)()にもつ(しん)(かい)(せん)()——セーラーネプチューン
      ——Umi no Hoshi Kaiōsei o shugo ni motsu shinkai no senshi ——Sērā Nepuchūn
      —Warrior of the depths, keeper of Neptune the Sea Planet —Sailor Neptune

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  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

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

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海王星 (Haewangseong) (hangeul 해왕성)

  1. Hanja form? of 해왕성 (Neptune).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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海王星

  1. chữ Hán form of Hải Vương tinh (Neptune).