土星(どせい)

どせい
noun
Saturn
science
1. Saturn
The sixth planet from the Sun, known for its prominent ring system. Named after the element earth (土) in the Chinese five-element system used for naming planets.
土星(どせい)には美(うつく)しい輪(わ)がある。
Saturn has beautiful rings.
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)で土星(どせい)の輪(わ)を観察(かんさつ)した。
I observed Saturn's rings through a telescope.
土星(どせい)は太陽(たいよう)から六番目(ろくばんめ)に近(ちか)い惑星(わくせい)で、ガスでできている。
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and is made of gas.

Etymology

Japanese planet names use the Chinese five-element system: 水(すい) (water) = Mercury, 金(きん) (metal) = Venus, 火(か) (fire) = Mars, 木(もく) (wood) = Jupiter, 土(ど) (earth) = Saturn. Saturday (土曜日(どようび)) is also associated with Saturn, paralleling the English naming.

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Related Words

Related: 木星(もくせい) (Jupiter)
Related: 火星(かせい) (Mars)
Related: 惑星(わくせい) (planet)
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Added 2026.3.20 17:56 · Revised 2026.10.10 22:29
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