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The Planets in Japanese
Submitted by clay on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 3:48pm.
* Out of respect for Mickey, Pluto is included in this list
The shortcut names for the planets are:
(Click to hear the Sound File 52 kb MP3)
水星 |
すいせい | Mercury | Closest to the Sun so there is no water 水 |
金星 |
きんせい | Venus | Venus shines in the sky like gold |
地球 |
ちきゅう | Earth | You are a 地球人 |
火星 |
かせい | Mars | The Martians try to destory earth with fire |
木星 |
もくせい | Jupiter | Think of the Redwood forest with the huge trees |
土星 |
どせい | Saturn | Saturn starts with 'Satur' just like Saturday (土曜日) |
天王星 |
てんのうせい | Uranus | You say 'Your highness' before the king |
海王星 |
かいおうせい | Neptune | Neptune was the king of the sea (海) |
冥王星 |
めいおうせい | Pluto | Pluto, the god of the underworld or hades is called 冥界 in Japanese |
Or if you must have the dreaded romaji:

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