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衛星

衛星

See also: 卫星

Chinese

 
to guard; to protect; to defend; (surname)
star; satellite; small amount
trad. (衛星)
simp. (卫星)

Noun

衛星

  1. (astronomy) satellite
  2. man-made satellite

Japanese

Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 5
せい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

衛星 (hiragana えいせい, romaji eisei)

  1. (astronomy) satellite - an object orbiting a celestial object.
  2. artificial satellite

Compounds

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

衛星 (wiseong) (hangeul 위성)

  1. Hanja form? of 위성, “satellite”.