金星

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Kanji in this term
金	星

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金星

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 金星 (kim seng, “gold star; Venus”, possibly in reference to the planet's visible color).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• きんせい (Heiban)
• IPA: /ki.ɴ.se.e/, [kĩɴse̞ː]

Proper noun

金星 (hiragana きんせい, romaji Kinsei)

1. (astronomy) Venus

Derived terms

• 金星丘 (きんせいきゅう, ​Kinsei kyū): (palmistry) a mount of Venus
• 金星草 (きんせいそう, ​Kinsei sō): “Venus grass”: alternate name for 栗葉欄 (クリハラン, ​kuriha ran), a type of fern of genus Neocheiropteris; alternate name for 三手裏星 (ミツデウラボシ, ​mitsude uraboshi), a type of fern of genus Selliguea

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系の惑星; 水星, 金星, 地球, 火星, 木星, 土星, 天王星, 海王星 ^{(Category: ja:Planets)}
• ビーナス (Bīnasu): Venus, the Roman goddess

Etymology 2

Compound of 金 (kin, “gold”) +‎ 星 (hoshi, “star”). The hoshi changes to boshi due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
• き​んぼし (Atamadaka)
• IPA: /ki.ɴ.bo.si/, [kĩɴbo̞ɕi]

Noun

金星 (hiragana きんぼし, romaji kinboshi)

1. (sumo) a win by a rikishi of the lower maegashira rank over a yokozuna
2. (sumo) a gold star mark displayed on the name and ranking board at a sumo competition indicating such a win
3. (metaphor) a great deed

See also

• 銀星 (きんぼし, ​ginboshi): (sumo) a win by a rikishi of the lower maegashira rank over an ōzeki; a silver star

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Korean

Hanja in this word
金	星

Proper noun

金星 (geumseong, hangeul 금성)

1. (astronomy) Venus

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
金星

Proper noun

金星 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Jīnxīng)

1. (planet) Venus

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) trad.: 太陽系的行星, simp: 太阳系的行星; 水星, 金星, 地球, 火星, 木星, 土星, 天王星, 海王星 ^{(Category: cmn:Planets[[Category:cmn:Planets|]])}