JLPT N3 · Noun

衛星 (eisei)

衛星 (えいせい, eisei) is a Japanese noun meaning “(natural) satellite; moon”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: えいせい
Romaji: eisei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(natural) satellite; moon · noun
(artificial) satellite · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

衛星は今軌道に乗っている。

The satellite is now in orbit.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 衛星

衛

defense, protectionエイ・エ · 16 strokes

星

star, spot, dotセイ・ショウ・ほし・-ぼし · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 衛星.

自衛じえいself-defense護衛ごえいguard守衛しゅえい(security) guard防衛ぼうえいdefense星ほしstar (usu. excluding the Sun)火星かせいMars (planet)星座せいざconstellation惑星わくせいplanet

Source: JMdict entry 1174760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.