昴宿

Chinese

the Pleiades
 
(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
simp. and trad.
(昴宿)
宿

Pronunciation


Proper noun

昴宿

  1. (Chinese astronomy) Hairy Head Mansion (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宿
ぼう
Jinmeiyō
しゅく
Grade: 3

Proper noun

昴宿 (hiragana ぼうしゅく, rōmaji Bōshuku)

  1. (Chinese astronomy) the Hairy Head constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, corresponds to the Pleiades in English.
    Synonyms: (), 昴星 (Bōsei)
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