ヴィーナス

Japanese

Etymology

From English Venus.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ヴィーナス • (Vīnasu) 

  2. (rare, astronomy) Venus, the planet
  3. (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.

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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