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大彗星 (daisuisei) Japanese meaning: great comet | Kotomora

大だい彗すい星せい

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Meanings

1

great comet

Astronomical term for a comet that becomes exceptionally bright and prominent in the sky.

1997年ねんのヘール・ボップ彗すい星せいは大だい彗すい星せいだっ

た

。

Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997 was a great comet.

Kanji

大large, big
彗comet, broom
星star, spot, dot

Related words

彗すい星せい
彗星 is the general term for 'comet', while 大彗星 specifically refers to a 'great comet' that is exceptionally bright.

Built from

大だい+彗すい星せい

Etymology

Compound of 大 (だい, 'great') and 彗星 (すいせい, 'comet').