Question

kanji for speed of light
Answered by GPT-4o
The Kanji for "speed of light" is 光速, pronounced "kōsoku."

- 光 (こう, kō) means "light."
- 速 (そく, soku) means "speed."

So "光速" (kōsoku) literally translates to "speed of light."
Answer
what about near the speed of light
Answered by GPT-4o
The phrase "near the speed of light" can be translated to Japanese as 光速に近い (こうそくにちかい, kōsoku ni chikai).

- 光速 (こうそく, kōsoku) means "speed of light."
- に (ni) is a particle indicating direction or proximity.
- 近い (ちかい, chikai) means "near" or "close."

So "光速に近い" (kōsoku ni chikai) literally means "near the speed of light."