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Let's talk about astronomy and more specifically solar system and planets names in a first time. Every planet get the kanji 「星」 added to her name which means “star”. Some of the names refer to mythological Gods&Kings some other to universe elements.
| Japanese name | Hiragana | Romaji | Roman name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 日 | にち | Nichi | The Sun |
| 水星 | すいせい | Suisei (litt. Water Star) | Mercure |
| 金星 | きんせい | Kinsei (litt. Iron star) | Venus |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | Chikyuu (litt.Earth globe) | Earth |
| 木星 | もくせい | Mokusei (litt. Wooden star) | Jupiter |
| どせい | 土星 | Dosei (litt. Soil planet) | Saturn |
| 天皇制 | てんのうせい | Tennousei (litt. Heaven’s King planet) | Uranus |
| 海王星 | かいおうせい | Kaiousei (litt. King of the Seas planet) | Neptune |
| 冥王星 | めいおうせい | Meiousei (litt. Shadow King’s planet) | Pluto |
| 星 | せい | Sei | Star |
| 惑星 | わくせい | wakusei | Planet |
| 惑星間 | わくせいかん | wakuseikan (litt. stray star) | Interplanetary |