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土星 (どせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

土ど星せい

ど

せ

い

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

Saturn (planet)

The sixth planet from the sun, known for its prominent ring system.

土ど星せいの環わは望ぼう遠えん鏡

きょう

で

見み

える

。

Saturn's rings are visible through a telescope.

土ど星せいは太たい陽よう系けいで二に番ばん目めに大おおきい惑わく星せいだ。

Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.

Usage patterns

土ど星せいの輪わSaturn's rings
望ぼう遠えん鏡きょうで土ど星せいの輪わを観かん察さつした。
I observed Saturn's rings through a telescope.

Kanji

土soil, earth, ground
星star, spot, dot

Don't confuse with

木もく星せいN1
土星 refers specifically to Saturn while 木星 refers to Jupiter, and learners often mix up these similar-looking planet names.
火か星せいN1
土星 (Saturn) and 火星 (Mars) both follow the same 〜星 naming pattern for planets, making them easy to confuse.

Etymology

From Chinese 土星 (tǔxīng), literally 'earth star', based on the Five Elements theory where Saturn is associated with the element earth.