Meaning

Primary

Mercury

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The water star is the planet Mercury. That's where we hid all of our secret moon water. Mercury looks enough like our moon, so we put it there so no one could find it.

Reading

すいせい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 水星のそば

    near Mercury

    水星の大きさ

    the size of Mercury

    水星のクレーター

    Mercury's craters

Context Sentences

月は、水星より小さい。

The moon is smaller than Mercury.

水星には大気がありません。

Mercury does not have an atmosphere.

山の上から西の方に水星を見ることができます。

You can see Mercury in the west from the top of the mountain.

Kanji Composition