金きん星せい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Venus (planet)

astronomy

Astronomical term for the planet Venus. Also used in general contexts such as news or education.

金きん星せいは地ち球きゅうのすぐ内うち側

がわ

を

回まわ

っ

て

いる

惑わく

星せい

だ

。

Venus is the planet that orbits just inside Earth.

明あけ方がたの空そらに金きん星せいがひときわ明あかるく輝かがやいていた。

Venus shone especially brightly in the dawn sky.

Kanji

金gold
星star, spot, dot

Related words

明みょう星じょう
明星 is a poetic/classical name for Venus as the morning or evening star, while 金星 is the standard astronomical and everyday term for the planet.
暁ぎょう星せい
金星 is the neutral astronomical name for the planet Venus, whereas 暁星 is a literary term used mainly in poetry or figurative speech.

Don't confuse with

金きん星ぼし
Written the same as 金星 (きんせい, the planet Venus), but read きんぼし it means a sumo wrestler's upset win over a top-ranked champion.
水すい星せいN1
水星 (Mercury) and 金星 (Venus) are different planets whose names both end in 星 and are easy for learners to mix up.
火か星せいN1
火星 (Mars) and 金星 (Venus) share the same 星-based naming pattern, so learners frequently confuse which planet is which.

Etymology

The Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 金星, the traditional East Asian name for Venus. 金 associates the planet with the metal phase in the five-phase system.