ビーナス

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Japanese

Etymology

From English Venus.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ビーナス [bíꜜìnàsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [bʲiːna̠sɨ]

Proper noun

ビーナス • (Bīnasu)

(rare, astronomy) Venus, the planet
(Roman mythology) Venus, the Roman goddess

Usage notes

The term 金星 (Kinsei) is more common for the planet. The term ウェヌス (Wenusu) is more common for the goddess.

Alternative forms

(planet): ヴィーナス (Vīnasu)
(goddess): ウェヌス (Wenusu)

Synonyms

(planet): 金(きん)星(せい) (Kinsei)
(goddess): アフロディーテ (Afurodīte): Aphrodite, the Greek goddess

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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