木星(もくせい)

もくせい
noun
Jupiter (planet)
scienceproper-noun
1. Jupiter (the planet)
The fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the solar system. Named after the element wood in the Chinese five-element system.
木星(もくせい)は太陽系(たいようけい)最大(さいだい)の惑星(わくせい)だ。
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)で木星(もくせい)の縞模様(しまもよう)が見(み)えた。
I could see Jupiter's banded pattern through the telescope.
木星(もくせい)には八十(はちじゅう)を超(こ)える衛星(えいせい)があり、その中(なか)でもガニメデは太陽系(たいようけい)最大(さいだい)の衛星(えいせい)だ。
Jupiter has more than eighty moons, and among them Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system.

Etymology

The Japanese names for the five classical planets come from the Chinese five-element system (五行(ごぎょう)): 木(もく) (wood), 火(か) (fire), 土(ど) (earth), 金(きん) (metal), 水(すい) (water). 木星(もくせい) is literally "wood star."

Related planet names

Note: This is a homophone of 木製(もくせい) (wooden, made of wood).

Related Words

Homophone: 木製(もくせい) (wooden)
Related: 水星(すいせい) (Mercury)
Related: 金星(きんせい) (Venus)
Related: 火星(かせい) (Mars)
Related: 土星(どせい) (Saturn)
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Added 2026.2.23 19:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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