How to Say "Solar" in Japanese

太陽の

Taiyō no

The English phrase 'solar' is translated into Japanese as 太陽の (Taiyō no). Wiktionary also lists 日の.

Meaning: of or pertaining to the sun (adj)

Ways to say it

“solar” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
太陽の	Taiyō no
日の

The term is used as an adjective to describe things that pertain to or originate from the sun.

The word 太陽 means 'sun'.

Taiyō no

The word 太陽 is composed of two characters meaning 'great' and 'yang', referring to the ancient Chinese concept of positive cosmic energy.
The Japanese name for the country, 日本, literally translates to 'the origin of the sun', which is why it is called the Land of the Rising Sun.
While 太陽 is used for 'solar' in a scientific sense, the phrase 日向 (hinata) describes a 'sunny place' and is often used as a name for pets or people to evoke warmth.

昨日の日食見た？
Did you see the solar eclipse yesterday?
This sentence is useful for seeing how to use the form 日の in the context of a solar eclipse.
Tatoeba #3552535 by tommy_san, translation #3552571 by CK
太陽光発電は地球環境にやさしく、未来のエネルギーとして期待されています。
Solar power is expected to be environmentally friendly and an energy source of the future.
この時計はソーラーで動きます。
This watch is powered by solar energy.
最新のソーラーパネルを導入しました。
We have installed the latest solar panels.
太陽のエネルギーを使いましょう。
Taiyō no enerugī o tsukaimashō.
Let's use solar energy.
これは太陽の光による現象です。
Kore wa taiyō no hikari ni yoru genshō desu.
This is a phenomenon caused by solar light.

Kenta and Yui are talking about a new gadget.

健太 Kenta

この時計、太陽の電池で動くんだよ。
Kono tokei, taiyō no denchi de ugokun da yo.
This watch runs on a solar battery.
結衣 Yui

へえ、便利だね。
Hee, benri da ne.
Wow, that's convenient.
健太 Kenta

充電しなくていいから楽だよ。
Jūden shinakute ii kara raku da yo.
It's easy because you don't have to charge it.
結衣 Yui

私もそういうのが欲しいな。
Watashi mo sō iu no ga hoshii na.
I want one like that too.

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