サターン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Saturn.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sa̠tã̠ːɴ]

Proper noun

サターン • (Satān) 

  1. (Roman mythology, rare) Saturn, the Roman god
  2. (astronomy, rare) Saturn, the planet
  3. Saturn, the class of heavy-lifting rockets

Usage notes

The term サートゥルヌス (Sāturunusu) is much more commonly used for the Roman god.

The term 土星 (Dosei) is much more commonly used for the planet.

Synonyms
  • (god): サートゥルヌス (Sāturunusu), サトゥルヌス (Saturunusu)
  • (planet): 土星(どせい) (Dosei)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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