Illustration: At a Japanese science museum, a child turns the crank of a large Earth-and-Moon mechanical model. A small cratered sphere travels on a curved supporting arm around a much larger globe with recognizable continents and oceans.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

衛えい星せい

eisei

natural satellite, moon

人工衛星 means an artificial satellite. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

月つきは地球ちきゅうのただ一ひとつの衛星えいせいである。
The moon is the earth’s only satellite.
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月つきは地球ちきゅうの衛星えいせいだ。
The moon is the Earth’s satellite.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
月つきは地球ちきゅうの衛星えいせいである。
The moon is a satellite of the earth.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 衛星

衛defense; protectionOnエイ・エ
星star; spotOnセイ・ショウKunほし

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