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ウラノス Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウラノス

also: ウラヌス · ウーラノス

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Meanings

1

Greek mythology›

In Greek mythology, the primordial god of the sky.

ウラノスはギリシャ神しん話わの天てん空くう神しんです。

Related words

天てん王のう星せい
The standard Japanese term for the planet Uranus; ウラノス is a less common loanword alternative.

Written forms

ウラノスUsage100%
Most common katakana spelling for the Greek god and the planet.
ウラヌス
Alternate katakana spelling, less common but still encountered.
ウーラノス
Extended vowel spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in older texts.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós), via English or other European languages.

Uranus is the sky god in Greek mythology.

2

Uranus (planet)

The seventh planet from the Sun; in Japanese, 天王星 is the more common term.

See also: 天王星

ウラノスは太たい陽よう系けいで3番ばん目めに大おおきい惑わく星せいです。
Uranus is the third largest planet in the solar system.