天王星(てんのうせい)

てんのうせい
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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.
天王星(てんのうせい)は太陽(たいよう)から七(なな)番目(ばんめ)の惑星(わくせい)だ。
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.
天王星(てんのうせい)は青(あお)っぽい色(いろ)をしている。
Uranus has a bluish color.
天王星(てんのうせい)は自転軸(じてんじく)が大(おお)きく傾(かたむ)いていることで知(し)られている。
Uranus is known for its greatly tilted axis of rotation.

The name literally means "sky king star" — from 天(てん) (heaven/sky) + 王(おう) (king) + 星(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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Related: 惑星(わくせい) (planet)
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