水すい星せい

Similar words

• 金きん星せい

  Venus, the second planet from the sun.

• 地ち球きゅう

  Earth, the third planet from the sun.

• 火か星せい

  Mars, the fourth planet from the sun.

• 木もく星せい

  Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun.

• 土ど星せい

  Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun.

Etymology

From 水 (water) + 星 (star/planet), a calque of the Western astronomical name Mercury, which is associated with the element water in traditional Chinese elemental correspondence.