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水星 (suisei) Japanese meaning: Mercury (planet) | Kotomora

水すい星せい

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Meanings

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Mercury (planet)

Astronomical term for the planet Mercury.

水すい星せいは太たい陽ように最もっとも近ちかい

惑わく

星せい

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Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.

Kanji

水water
星star, spot, dot

Don't confuse with

金きん星せいN1
水星 (Mercury) and 金星 (Venus) are different planets whose names both end in 星 and are easy for learners to mix up.
火か星せいN1
水星 (Mercury) and 火星 (Mars) are different planets with similarly structured names (element + 星) that learners often confuse.

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.