Traducción y Significado de: 火星 - kasei

Explicación y Etimología - (火星) kasei

The Japanese word 火星 (kasei) is composed of the characters 火 (ka) which means "fire" and 星 (know) which means "planet" or "star". Therefore, the literal meaning of the word is "planet of fire."火星 It's the Japanese name for the planet Mars, the fourth planet of the solar system. It is believed that the name has been given due to its reddish color, which resembles the color of the fire. The word 火星 can also be used figuratively to refer to a tense or conflicting situation. The complete etymology of the word dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868), when astronomy was a popular discipline between the samurai and the nobility. The word 火星 was created from the junction of the terms 火 (ka) and 星 (Hoshi), which were used separately to refer to fire and stars respectively. From the nineteenth century, with the western influence, the word 火星 was used to refer specifically to the planet Mars.