ヴィーナス

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) ヴィーナス [víꜜìnàsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [bʲiːna̠sɨᵝ]

Proper noun[edit]

ヴィーナス • (Vīnasu)

(rare, astronomy) Venus, the planet
(rare, Roman mythology) Venus, the Roman goddess
愛(あい)と美(び)の女(め)神(がみ)ヴィーナス
ai to bi no megami Vīnasu
Venus, the goddess of love and beauty

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

(planet): ビーナス (Bīnasu)
(goddess): ウェヌス (Wenusu)

Synonyms[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ 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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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