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    3. 彗星

    彗星

    彗すい星せい

    comet

    KMT9News #26+1Ref L2NounScience & MathKanji Vocab20 strokes

    すい星

    すいせい

    Noun

    1.
    comet
    astronomy

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    夜よ空ぞらに明あかるい彗すい星せいが見いえました。

    A bright comet was visible in the night sky.

    KMT7Science & MathNature & Environment
    彗すい星せいは、太たい陽ようの周まわりを楕だ円えん軌き道どうで公こう転てんする天てん体たいです。

    A comet is a celestial body that orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit.

    KMT9Science & Math
    彗すい星せいの尾しっぽは、太たい陽よう風ふうによってガスや塵ちりが吹ふき飛とばされて形けい成せいされる。

    A comet's tail is formed by gas and dust being blown away by solar wind.

    KMT9Science & Math
    科か学がく者しゃたちは、彗すい星せいの組そ成せいを分ぶん析せきし、太たい陽よう系けいの起き源げんを探さぐっている。

    Scientists are analyzing the composition of comets to explore the origin of the solar system.

    KMT9Science & Math
    古こ代だいの人ひと々びとは、彗すい星せいの出しゅつ現げんを吉きっ兆ちょうや凶きょう兆ちょうとして捉とらえていた。

    Ancient people regarded the appearance of comets as good or bad omens.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    彗
    ほうき…(5)
    comet・broom
    星
    ほし・-ぼし…(2)
    star・spot・dot・mark
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