恒星

See also: 恆星

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 恆星 (“fixed star”).
(This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 恆星).
Notes:

Japanese

恒星 (kōsei): a fixed star.
Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
恆星 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 恆星 (MC hong seng, “fixed star”). Compare modern Mandarin 恒星. Used as a translation for the English term fixed star.

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーせー [kòóséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ko̞ːse̞ː]

    Noun

    (こう)(せい) • (kōsei) 

    1. (astronomy) a fixed star: a star that does not appear to move relative to other celestial objects

    Derived terms

    See also

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Noun

    恒星 • (hangseong) (hangeul 항성)

    1. (astronomy) Hanja form? of 항성 (star).
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