Meaning

Primary

Solar System

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know 太陽 means "sun," so hopefully you can guess what a sun system is. That's right — it's the solar system!

Reading

たいようけい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This jukugo word uses on'yomi readings you've already learned. You've also seen 太陽 before, so you should be OK here.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 太陽系の星

    planet in the solar system

    太陽系の外

    outside the solar system

    太陽系の天体

    object in the solar system

    太陽系の果て

    edge of the solar system

Context Sentences

え、太陽系って、ビッグバンで出来たんじゃないんですか!?

Wait, the solar system wasn't created by the Big Bang!?

今日は科学のクラスで太陽系の誕生について学びました。

Today in science class, we learned about the birth of the solar system.

太陽系の中心にあるのは、もちろん太陽です。

At the center of the solar system is, of course, the Sun.

太陽系が生まれたのは、今から約46億年前だと言われています。

It is said that the solar system was born about 4.6 billion years ago.

Kanji Composition