Word details

衛星

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 衛星.

Dictionary

Entry

衛星いせいNounFreq #14613
1

Astronomy

(natural) satellite; moon

Examples
衛星は今軌道に乗っている。
The satellite is now in orbit.
2

Abbreviation

(artificial) satellite

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

defense, protection

16 strokesFrequency 400JLPT N1Grade 5

On

エイ

Nanori

もりまもる

star, spot, dot, mark

9 strokesFrequency 844JLPT N2Grade 2

On

セイショウ

Kun

ほし-ぼし

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz