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ネオワイズ彗星 (ネオワイズすいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ネオワイズ彗すい星せい

Meanings

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noun

Comet NEOWISE

Refers to the comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), discovered in 2020. Used in astronomical and general contexts.

2020年ねん、ネオワイズ彗すい星せいが肉にく眼がんでも見みえるほど明あかるくなった。
In 2020, Comet NEOWISE became bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.

Written forms

ネオワイズ彗すい星せい
Standard Japanese name for Comet NEOWISE, using katakana for the proper name and kanji for 'comet'.
ＮＥＯＷＩＳＥ彗星ねおわいずすいせい
Full-width Latin alphabet variant, sometimes used in technical or international contexts.

Kanji

彗comet, broom
星star, spot, dot

Etymology

From English 'NEOWISE', the name of the NASA space telescope that discovered the comet, combined with 彗星 (comet).