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彗: comet

comet
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Readings

On
スイ・エ・ケイ・セイ
Kun
ほうき

Appears almost only in 彗星. Its kun reading ほうき (broom) gives the nickname ほうき星, 'broom star'.

Key words

彗星すいせいcomet
ハレー彗星はれーすいせいHalley's comet
彗星のように現れるすいせいのようにあらわれるto burst onto the scene

Example sentences

At the observatory I saw a comet with a long tail for the first time.

Halley's comet comes close to the Earth about every seventy-six years.

The new singer burst onto the scene and became popular within a year.

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