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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.
天王星は太陽から七番目の惑星だ。
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.
天王星は青っぽい色をしている。
Uranus has a bluish color.
天王星は自転軸が大きく傾いていることで知られている。
Uranus is known for its greatly tilted axis of rotation.
The name literally means "sky king star" — from 天 (heaven/sky) + 王 (king) + 星 (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:
- 水星: Mercury
- 金星: Venus
- 地球: Earth
- 火星: Mars
- 木星: Jupiter
- 土星: Saturn
- 天王星: Uranus
- 海王星: Neptune
Note: 天王星 sounds similar to 天皇制 (the emperor system), but they are written with different kanji.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 天王星の輪: the rings of Uranus
- 天王星の衛星: the moons of Uranus
- 天王星を観測する: to observe Uranus