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彩層 (さいそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

彩さい層そう

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Meanings

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noun

chromosphere

astronomy

Technical term in astronomy referring to the layer of the sun's atmosphere above the photosphere.

太たい陽ようの彩さい層そうは、皆かい既き日にっ食しょくのときに肉にく眼がんで見みることができる。
The sun's chromosphere can be seen with the naked eye during a total solar eclipse.

Kanji

彩coloring, paint, makeup
層stratum, social class, layer

Similar words

光こう球きゅう
光球 is the photosphere, the visible surface of the sun, while 彩層 is the chromosphere, the layer above it.
コロナ
コロナ is the corona, the outermost part of the sun's atmosphere, while 彩層 is the chromosphere, a lower layer.

Etymology

From 彩 (color) + 層 (layer), referring to the colorful appearance of this solar layer during eclipses.