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ラグーン星雲 (ラグーンせいうん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ラグーン星せい雲うん

Meanings

1

noun

Lagoon Nebula

astronomy

A large emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. The Japanese name is a direct loan translation.

See also: 干潟星雲

ラグーン星せい雲うんはいて座ざにある散さん光こう星せい雲うんです。
The Lagoon Nebula is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Sagittarius.

Kanji

星star, spot, dot
雲cloud

Similar words

干ひ潟がた星せい雲うん
干潟星雲 is an alternative Japanese name for the same nebula, literally 'tidal flat nebula', but ラグーン星雲 is more common.

Etymology

From English 'Lagoon Nebula', with 星雲 (nebula) appended as a Japanese astronomical suffix.