月球

Chinese

moon; month globe
simp. and trad.
(月球)
月 球

Etymology

Coined by Matteo Ricci (Huang, 2003).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

月球

  1. (astronomy) the Moon (referring to the astronomical object)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月 球
げつ > げっ
Grade: 1
きゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) げっきゅう [gèkkyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡe̞k̚ʲkʲɨᵝː]

Noun

月(げっ)球(きゅう) • (gekkyū) ←げつきゆ (getukyu)?

  1. (astronomy) the Moon (referring to the astronomical object)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
月球

Noun

月球 • (wolgu) (hangeul 월구)

  1. Hanja form? of 월구 (“the Moon”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
月球

Noun

月球

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyệt cầu (“the Moon”).
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