Translation guide
The English word 'Sol' can refer to the sun (poetic or scientific), a Martian day, or a Peruvian currency. This guide covers how to express these distinct concepts in Japanese.
Referring to the star at the center of our solar system, often in a poetic, mythological, or scientific context.
The standard Japanese word for 'sun'. Used in everyday, scientific, and poetic contexts.
The sun rises in the east.
A more poetic or literary term for the sun, often used in compound words or set phrases.
The sun sets.
A direct loanword from Latin/Spanish 'Sol', used mainly in science fiction or astronomical contexts when referring to the sun as a star among others, or in proper names.
The star called Sol.
A solar day on Mars, used in the context of Mars missions and astronomy.
The official currency of Peru.
The Japanese name for the Peruvian sol, written in katakana.
The currency of Peru is the sol.
Refers specifically to the 'nuevo sol' (new sol), the currency introduced in 1991. Now often just called 'sol'.
The nuevo sol was used in the past.
One sol on Mars is about 24 hours and 40 minutes.