Translation guide
The English word 'Sol' can refer to the sun (poetic or scientific), a Martian day, or a Peruvian currency. This guide covers how to express these distinct concepts in Japanese.
Referring to the star at the center of our solar system, often in a poetic, mythological, or scientific context.
The standard Japanese word for 'sun'. Used in everyday, scientific, and poetic contexts.
A solar day on Mars, used in the context of Mars missions and astronomy.
The standard Japanese term for a Martian day, literally 'Mars day'.
探査機は火星日で100日間稼働した。
The rover operated for 100 sols.
The official currency of Peru.
The Japanese name for the Peruvian sol, written in katakana.
ペルーの通貨はソルです。
The currency of Peru is the sol.
太陽は東から昇る。
The sun rises in the east.
A more poetic or literary term for the sun, often used in compound words or set phrases.
日が沈む。
The sun sets.
A direct loanword from Latin/Spanish 'Sol', used mainly in science fiction or astronomical contexts when referring to the sun as a star among others, or in proper names.
ソルという恒星。
The star called Sol.
The loanword 'sol' is also used in Japanese space exploration contexts, directly borrowed from English.
火星の1ソルは約24時間40分です。
One sol on Mars is about 24 hours and 40 minutes.
Refers specifically to the 'nuevo sol' (new sol), the currency introduced in 1991. Now often just called 'sol'.
かつてヌエボ・ソルが使われていた。
The nuevo sol was used in the past.