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太陽時 (taiyouji) Japanese meaning: solar time | Kotomora

太たい陽よう時じ

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Meanings

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solar time

Astronomical term referring to time based on the sun's apparent motion.

太たい陽よう時じは、太たい陽ようの動うごきに基もとづいて決きめられる時じ刻

Kanji

太plump, thick, big around
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive
時time, hour

Related words

恒こう星せい時じ
恒星時 (sidereal time) is based on the stars, while 太陽時 is based on the sun.

Word family

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Solar time is time determined by the movement of the sun.

平へい均きん太たい陽よう時じ

mean solar time

Built from

太たい陽よう+時じ

Etymology

Compound of 太陽 (taiyō, 'sun') and 時 (ji, 'time').