コスモkosumo

1. nouncosmos

• Synonym宇宙うちゅうNeutralThe most common, standard term for the universe; 「コスモ」 is a loanword used mostly in product and store names.
• SynonymコスモスNeutralLoanword meaning the universe or the cosmos flower (秋桜); in everyday use it usually refers to the flower.
• SynonymユニバースNeutralLoanword for the universe, leaning toward sci-fi or brand names; rarely used in daily speech.
• Related天地てんちWrittenWritten word for heaven and earth, the world, as in 「天地創造」; leans toward earth and sky.
• Related大宇宙だいうちゅうWrittenWritten term for the macrocosm, contrasted with 「小宇宙」; philosophical in flavor.
• Related万物ばんぶつWrittenWritten word for all things in the universe; abstract, as in 「万物の霊長」.
• RelatedマクロコスモスWrittenLoanword for the macrocosm; used as a philosophical term.
• Related森羅万象しんらばんしょうWrittenWritten four-character idiom for all things and phenomena in the universe; leans toward all phenomena.
• Related万有ばんゆうWrittenWritten word for all things in the universe; mostly seen in compounds like 「万有引力」, rarely alone.
• Related六合りくごうWrittenWritten word for heaven, earth and the four directions; classical in flavor and very rarely used.

Say 「宇宙」 for the universe in everyday use. 「コスモ」 is a loanword mostly used in names, e.g. 「コスモ石油」; the flower is 「コスモス」; for all phenomena, 「森羅万象」.

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1. 宇宙うちゅう全体ぜんたい、または星ほしや銀河ぎんがなどからなる秩序ちつじょある世界せかい。