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地球

地球

Chinese

 
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); -ly
ball; sphere
simp. and trad.
(地球)

Noun

地球

  1. the Earth; globe; world; the planet   (Classifier: )

Derived terms

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (地球):

Japanese

地球 (chikyū): the globe, the Earth.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 地球 (*dhì gjuw, literally earth ball). Compare modern Min Nan reading tē-kiû.

Pronunciation

Noun

地球 (hiragana ちきゅう, romaji chikyū, historical hiragana ちきう)

  1. the globe, the whole world

Derived terms

Proper noun

地球 (hiragana ちきゅう, romaji Chikyū, historical hiragana ちきう)

  1. (astronomy, mythology) Earth, Terra
    地球 (ちきゅう)24時間毎 (にじゅうよじかんごと)1回自転 (いっかいじてん)します。
    Chikyū wa ni jū yo jikan goto ni ikkai jiten shimasu.
    The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.
    地球 (ちきゅう)太陽系 (たいようけい)第3惑星 (だいさんわくせい)です。
    Chikyū wa taiyōkei no daisan wakusei desu.
    The Earth is the third planet of the Solar System.
    それでも地球 (ちきゅう) (うご)く。
    Sore de mo chikyū wa ugoku.
    And yet it moves.

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

地球 (jigu) (hangeul 지구)

  1. Hanja form? of 지구, “Earth”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Noun

地球

  1. Hán tự form of Địa Cầu, “Earth