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超新星
Choushinkei describes the powerful and luminous stellar explosion. The kanji 'chou' means super and 'shinkei' means new star.
Examples in context
超新星爆発が観測された。
A supernova explosion was observed.
星の寿命の終わりに超新星になる。
A star becomes a supernova at the end of its life.
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