火球(かきゅう)

かきゅう
noun
fireball; bolide (an exceptionally bright meteor)
1. fireball; bolide (an exceptionally bright meteor)
fireball; bolide (an exceptionally bright meteor)
夜空(よぞら)に火球(かきゅう)が現(あらわ)れた。
A fireball appeared in the night sky.
火球(かきゅう)の目撃(もくげき)情報(じょうほう)がSNSで話題(わだい)になった。
Reports of fireball sightings became a trending topic on social media.
大(おお)きな火球(かきゅう)は昼間(ひるま)でも見(み)えることがあり、轟音(ごうおん)を伴(ともな)うこともある。
Large fireballs can sometimes be seen even during the day and may be accompanied by a rumbling sound.

An astronomical term for a meteor that is brighter than the planet Venus (roughly magnitude -4 or brighter). 火球(かきゅう) sightings occasionally make the news in Japan and generate excitement on social media.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 火球(かきゅう)を目撃(もくげき)する: to witness a fireball
  • 火球(かきゅう)が流(なが)れる: a fireball streaks across the sky
  • 火球(かきゅう)観測(かんそく): fireball observation

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 流星(りゅうせい): meteor, shooting star — the general term for a streak of light caused by debris entering the atmosphere
  • 隕石(いんせき): meteorite — a fragment that survives passage through the atmosphere and reaches the ground
  • 流(なが)れ星(ぼし): shooting star — the poetic, everyday term for a meteor
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