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地球近傍小惑星 (ちきゅうきんぼうしょうわくせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

地ち球きゅう近きん傍ぼう小しょう惑わく星せい

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Meanings

1

near-Earth asteroid; NEA

Technical astronomy term for an asteroid whose orbit brings it close to Earth.

地ち球きゅう近きん傍ぼう小しょう惑わく星せいの軌

き

道どう

を

追つい

跡せき

する

こと

は

、

惑わく

星せい

防ぼう

衛えい

に

とっ

て

重じゅう

要よう

だ

。

Tracking the orbits of near-Earth asteroids is important for planetary defense.

Kanji

地ground, earth
球ball, sphere
近near, early, akin
傍bystander, side, besides
小little, small
惑beguile, delusion, perplexity
星star, spot, dot

Built from

地ち球きゅう+近きん傍ぼう+小しょう惑わく星せい

Etymology

Compound of 地球 (Earth) + 近傍 (neighborhood, vicinity) + 小惑星 (asteroid). A direct calque of the English term 'near-Earth asteroid'.