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惑星科学 (わくせいかがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

惑わく星せい科か学がく

Meanings

1

noun

planetary science

Academic field studying planets, moons, and planetary systems, including geology, atmospheres, and formation.

彼かれは大だい学がくで惑わく星せい科か学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in planetary science at university.
惑わく星せい科か学がくの進しん歩ぽにより、火か星せいの環かん境きょうが詳くわしくわかってきた。
Advances in planetary science have revealed details about the Martian environment.

Kanji

惑beguile, delusion, perplexity
星star, spot, dot
科department, course, section
学

study, learning, science

Similar words

天てん文もん学がく
Astronomy focuses on celestial objects and the universe as a whole, while 惑星科学 specifically studies planets and planetary systems.
地ち球きゅう科か学がく
Earth science studies the Earth; 惑星科学 applies similar methods to other planets and moons.

Etymology

Compound of 惑星 (planet) and 科学 (science). A straightforward modern academic term.