Chinese

Noun

地球

1. the Earth; globe; world; the planet   (Classifier: 個／个)

Derived terms

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系的行星／太阳系的行星; 水星 (Shuǐxīng), 金星 (Jīnxīng), 地球, 火星 (Huǒxīng), 木星 (Mùxīng), 土星 (Tǔxīng), 天王星 (Tiānwángxīng), 海王星 (Hǎiwángxīng)

Descendants

Japanese

地球 (chikyū): the globe, the Earth.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 地球 ‎(*dhì gjuw, literally “earth ball”). Compare modern Min Nan reading tē-kiû.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) ちきゅう [chìkyúú] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi̥kjɯᵝː]

Noun

地球 ‎(hiragana ちきゅう, romaji chikyū, historical hiragana ちきう)

1. the globe, the whole world

Derived terms

Proper noun

地球 ‎(hiragana ちきゅう, romaji Chikyū, historical hiragana ちきう)

1. (astronomy, mythology) Earth, Terra

   地球 (ちきゅう)は２４時間毎 (にじゅうよじかんごと)に１回自転 (いっかいじてん)します。

   Chikyū wa ni jū yo jikan goto ni ikkai jiten shimasu.

   The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.

   地球 (ちきゅう)は太陽系 (たいようけい)の第３惑星 (だいさんわくせい)です。

   Chikyū wa taiyōkei no daisan wakusei desu.

   The Earth is the third planet of the Solar System.

   それでも地球 (ちきゅう)は動 (うご)く。

   Sore de mo chikyū wa ugoku.

   And yet it moves.

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系の惑星; 水星, 金星, 地球, 火星, 木星, 土星, 天王星, 海王星
• ガイア (​Gaia): Gaia or Gaea, the Greek goddess of the Earth

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

地球 • ‎(jigu) ‎(hangeul 지구)

1. Hanja form^? of 지구, “Earth”.

Vietnamese

Noun

地球

1. Hán tự form of Địa Cầu, “Earth”