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What is Earth called in Japanese?

Other Related Vocabulary 水星 すいせい Mercury 金星 きんせい Venus 地球 ちきゅう Earth 火星 かせい Mars 木星 もくせい Jupiter 4 more rows •

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* Out of respect for Mickey's friends, Pluto is included in this list

The shortcut for remembering the planets in Japanese is:

A few points: Each planet (except for Earth) ends with 星 ( せい ) which means planet. The stand-alone kun reading for “planet” is 「ほし」. which means planet. The stand-alone kun reading for “planet” is 「ほし」. Like the days of the week in Japanese, the first few planets (except earth) use the elements water, gold, fire, wood, and dirt. The last three planets (if you deny Pluto its planet-ship, then the last two planets…), are king planets 王星 ( おうせい ) .

. Mouse over or tap any kanji to see the furigana.

す い せ い 水星 ( すいせい ) Mercury It’s the closest to the Sun, but despite the name, there is no water 水 ( みず ) . き ん せ い 金星 ( きんせい ) Venus Venus shines in the sky like gold 金 ( きん ) . ち き ゅ う 地球 ( ちきゅう ) Earth If you are reading this, chances are you are a 地球人 ( ちきゅうじん ) (earthling). か せ い 火星 ( かせい ) Mars The Martians try to destroy earth with fire 火. も く せ い 木星 ( もくせい ) Jupiter Think of the Redwood forest with the huge trees 木 ( もく ) (the normal kun reading is 「き」. ど せ い 土星 ( どせい ) Saturn In English, “Saturn” starts with "Satur". In Japanese, the first kanji is also the same as the day of the week: 土曜日 ( どようび ) て ん の う せ い or て ん の う せ い 天王星 ( てんのうせい ) Uranus You say "Your highness" before the king of heaven 天 ( てん ) . か い お う せ い or か い お う せ い 海王星 ( かいおうせい ) Neptune Neptune was the king of the sea 海 ( かい ) (the normal kun reading is 「うみ」. め い お う せ い 冥王星 ( めいおうせい ) Pluto Pluto was the god of the underworld or Hades. In Japanese, Hades is called 冥界 ( めいかい ) .

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Other Related Vocabulary

太陽 ( たいよう ) the Sun

宇宙 ( うちゅう ) Outer space; the universe

天文学 ( てんもんがく ) astronomy

惑星 ( わくせい ) planet

[notice, it has the same kanji as most of the planet names]

天 ( あま ) の 川 ( がわ ) The Milky Way

[This has two somewhat irregular readings. Remember it is 「あま」 and not 「てん」 and the river is 「がわ」] Don't forget! If you are a Makoto+ member, click here to download your bonus files (Anki flashcard deck, PDF, and sound files). If you aren't a member, click here to learn more. And here is a quick recap chart: 水星 ( すいせい ) すいせい Mercury Closest to the Sun so there is no water 水 金星 ( きんせい ) きんせい Venus Venus shines in the sky like gold 地球 ( ちきゅう ) ちきゅう Earth You are a 地球人 ( ちきゅうじん ) 火星 ( かせい ) かせい Mars The Martians try to destroy earth with fire 木星 ( もくせい ) もくせい Jupiter Think of the Redwood forest with the huge trees 土星 ( どせい ) どせい Saturn Saturn starts with "Satur"' just like Saturday ( 土曜日 ( どようび ) ) 天王星 ( てんのうせい ) てんのうせい Uranus You say "Your highness" before the king 海王星 ( かいおうせい ) かいおうせい Neptune Neptune was the king of the sea ( 海 ( かい ) ) 冥王星 ( めいおうせい ) めいおうせい Pluto Pluto, the god of the underworld or hades, is called 冥界 ( めいかい ) in Japanese This video is very old and the audio is choppy. We redid it with the video above, but I'll leave it here just for nostalgia. If you can't get through it, the information is above.

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