彦星

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彦	星
ひこ Jinmeiyō	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ひこぼし [hìkóꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [çi̥ko̞bo̞ɕi]

Proper noun

彦星 (hiragana ひこぼし, rōmaji Hikoboshi)

Hikoboshi, the Japanese name of the Cowherd
(astronomy) Altair

Synonyms

アルタイル (Arutairu), 牽 (けん)牛 (ぎゅう)星 (せい) (Kengyūsei)

See also

織姫 (おりひめ) (Orihime)
七夕 (たなばた) (Tanabata)

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