ヴィーナス

Japanese

Etymology

From English Venus.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

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): ビーナス (Bīnasu)
(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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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