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地球型惑星 (chikyuugatawakusei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

地ち球きゅう型がた惑わく星せい

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Meanings

1

terrestrial planet; rocky planet

Astronomical term for a planet composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals, such as Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

地ち球きゅう型

がた

惑わく

星せい

に

は

、

水すい

星せい

、

金きん

星せい

、

地ち

球きゅう

、

火か

星せい

が

含ふく

ま

れる

。

Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

Kanji

地ground, earth
球ball, sphere
型mould, type, model
惑beguile, delusion, perplexity
星star, spot, dot

Related words

木もく星せい型がた惑わく星せい
Jovian planet (gas giant), contrasting with the rocky composition of 地球型惑星.

Built from

地ち球きゅう+型かた+惑

Etymology

Compound of 地球 (Earth) + 型 (type) + 惑星 (planet), literally 'Earth-type planet'.

わく

星せい