天体

See also: 天體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 天体 – see 天體 (“celestial body; naked body”).
(This term is the simplified form of 天體).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 体
てん
Grade: 1 		たい
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
天體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 天體 (MC then thejX). Analyzable as 天 (ten, “heaven”) +‎ 体 (tai, “body”).

Pronunciation

Noun

天(てん)体(たい) • (tentai) 

  1. (astronomy) celestial body

Derived terms

  • 天体写真(てんたいしゃしん) (tentaishashin, “astrophotograph”)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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