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超新星爆発 (ちょうしんせいばくはつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

超ちょう新しん星せい爆ばく発はつ

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Meanings

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noun

supernova explosion

astronomy

Technical term in astronomy for the explosive death of a massive star.

超ちょう新しん星せい爆ばく発はつは、星ほしの一いっ生しょうの最さい後ごの大だいイベントだ。
A supernova explosion is the final grand event in a star's life.

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超ちょう

新しん

星せい

爆ばく

発はつ

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We observed a supernova explosion in a distant galaxy with this telescope.

Kanji

超transcend, super-, ultra-
新new
星star, spot, dot
爆bomb, burst open, pop
発departure, discharge, publish

Similar words

超ちょう新しん星せい
超新星 (supernova) refers to the stellar object or phenomenon itself, while 超新星爆発 specifically emphasizes the explosion event.
新しん星せい
新星 (nova) is a less energetic stellar explosion that does not destroy the star, unlike a supernova.

Etymology

Compound of 超 (super), 新星 (nova), and 爆発 (explosion). A direct calque of English 'supernova explosion'.