水星
Chinese
| water; river | star; satellite; small amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (水星) |
水 | 星 | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
水星
- Mercury (planet)
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系的行星/太阳系的行星; 水星, 金星 (Jīnxīng), 地球 (dìqiú), 火星 (Huǒxīng), 木星 (Mùxīng), 土星 (Tǔxīng), 天王星 (Tiānwángxīng), 海王星 (Hǎiwángxīng)
Japanese

水星
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 星 |
| すい Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From Chinese 水星 (in reference to Wu Xing, literally “water star”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
水星 (hiragana すいせい, rōmaji Suisei)
- Mercury (planet)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 水星丘 (Suiseikyū, “mount of Mercury”)
See also
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 星 |
Proper noun
水星 • (Suseong, McCune-Reischauer: Susŏng, Yale: Swuseng) (hangeul 수성)
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