金星
Chinese
| metal; gold; money | star; satellite; small amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (金星) |
金 | 星 | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
金星
- Venus (planet)
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系的行星/太阳系的行星; 水星 (Shuǐxīng), 金星, 地球 (dìqiú), 火星 (Huǒxīng), 木星 (Mùxīng), 土星 (Tǔxīng), 天王星 (Tiānwángxīng), 海王星 (Hǎiwángxīng)
Japanese
Etymology 1

金星
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 星 |
| きん Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese 金星 (kˠiɪm seŋ, “metal star; Venus”, in reference to Wu Xing).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
金星 (hiragana きんせい, rōmaji Kinsei)
Synonyms
- 金曜 (きんよう) (archaic)
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 星 |
| きん Grade: 1 |
ほし > ぼし Grade: 2 |
| jūbakoyomi | |
Compound of 金 (kin, “gold”) + 星 (hoshi, “star”). The hoshi changes to boshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
金星 (hiragana きんぼし, rōmaji kinboshi)
- (sumo) a win by a rikishi of the lower maegashira rank over a yokozuna
- (sumo) a gold star mark displayed on the name and ranking board at a sumo competition indicating such a win
- (figuratively) a great deed
See also
- 銀星 (きんぼし, ginboshi): (sumo) a win by a rikishi of the lower maegashira rank over an ōzeki; a silver star
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 星 |
Proper noun
金星 • (Geumseong) (hangeul 금성)
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