(てんのうせい)

てんのうせい
noun
Uranus (planet)
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1. Uranus (planet)
The seventh planet from the Sun in the solar system. An ice giant with a distinctive blue-green color, known for its extreme axial tilt.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.
天王星(てんのうせい)(あお)っぽい(いろ)している
Uranus has a bluish color.
天王星(てんのうせい)自転軸(じてんじく)(おお)きく(かたむ)いていること()られている
Uranus is known for its greatly tilted axis of rotation.

The name literally means "sky king star" — from (てん) (heaven/sky) + (おう) (king) + (せい) (star/planet). The Japanese planet names follow a pattern using the five Chinese elements plus additional characters for the outer planets discovered later.

The eight planets in Japanese:

Note: 天王星(てんのうせい) sounds similar to 天皇制(てんのうせい) (the emperor system), but they are written with different kanji.

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