Japanese symbol for “mars”
火星
かせい
Romaji: kasei
Mars (planet)
In Japanese, mars is 火星, read かせい (kasei).
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Meanings
- n Mars (planet) (astron)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mars”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| マース | マース maasu | Mars (god) |
| 火夏星 | ひなつぼし hinatsuboshi | Mars (planet) |
| 熒惑 | けいこく keikoku | Mars (planet) |
| マールス | マールス maarusu | Mars (god) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 噴火 | ふんか funka | eruption; volcanic eruption |
| 火力 | かりょく karyoku | heating power; thermal power |
| 火事 | かじ kaji | fire; conflagration |
| 衛星 | えいせい eisei | (natural) satellite; moon |
| 惑星 | わくせい wakusei | planet |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.