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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.
| Kanji | Hiragana | English |
|---|---|---|
| 太陽 | たいよう | The Sun |
| 水星 | すいせい | Mercury |
| 金星 | きんせい | Venus |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | Earth |
| 木星 | もくせい | Jupiter |
| 土星 | どせい | Saturn |
| 天王星 | てんのうせい | Uranus |
| 海王星 | かいおうせい | Neptune |
| 冥王星 | めいおうせい | Pluto |
| 星 | ほし | Star |
| 惑星 | わくせい | Planet |
| 惑星間 | わくせいかん | Interplanetary |