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    3. 衛星

    衛星

    衛えい星せい

    (natural) satellite

    N3KMT4News #2+1CoreNounTechnologyScience & MathKanji Vocab25 strokes

    えいせい

    Noun

    1.
    (natural) satellite, moon
    astronomy
    2.
    (artificial) satellite
    abbreviation

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    月つきは地ち球きゅうの衛えい星せいです。

    The Moon is Earth's satellite.

    KMT3Science & MathNature & Environment
    多おおくの人じん工こう衛えい星せいが地ち球きゅうの周まわりを回まわっています。

    Many artificial satellites orbit the Earth.

    KMT4TechnologyScience & Math
    衛えい星せい放ほう送そうは、世せか界い中じゅうの番ばん組ぐみを視し聴ちょう可か能のうにします。

    Satellite broadcasting makes it possible to watch programs from all over the world.

    KMT4TechnologyMusic & Entertainment
    火か星せいには2つの小ふたつのちいさな衛えい星せいがあります。

    Mars has two small moons (satellites).

    KMT4Science & MathNature & Environment
    衛えい星せいからのデータは、天てん気き予よ報ほうに利り用ようされています。

    Data from satellites is used for weather forecasting.

    KMT5TechnologyWeather & GeographyScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    衛
    defense・protection
    星
    ほし・-ぼし…(2)
    star・spot・dot・mark
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