Illustration: At a Japanese science museum, a child slowly turns the handle of a mechanical solar-system model. A large central sphere represents the Sun, while several smaller spherical worlds travel on separate circular arms around it.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

惑わく星せい

wakusei

planet

Example sentences

  1. 他たの惑星わくせいには生命せいめいが存在そんざいするのですか。

    Is there life on other planets?

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  2. 地球ちきゅうは美うつくしい惑星わくせいだ。

    The earth is a beautiful planet.

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  3. 地球ちきゅうは惑星わくせいの１つです。

    The earth is one of the planets.

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Kanji in 惑星

  • 惑beguile; delusionOnワクKunまどう
  • 星star; spotOnセイ・ショウKunほし

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