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気き象しょう衛えい星せい

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Meanings

1

weather satellite; meteorological satellite

A satellite used for weather observation and forecasting.

気き象しょう衛えい星せいが台たい風ふうの進しん路ろを監かん視ししている。
The weather satellite is monitoring the typhoon's path.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
象elephant, pattern after, imitate
衛defense, protection
星star, spot, dot

Related words

人じん工こう衛えい星せい
人工衛星 is a general term for any artificial satellite, while 気象衛星 specifically refers to a satellite for meteorological purposes.

Built from

気き象しょう+衛えい星せい

Etymology

Compound of 気象 (weather, meteorology) and 衛星 (satellite).