織女星

See also: 织女星

Chinese

Zhinü, the weaver girl in Chinese folklore; see The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd star; satellite; small amount
trad. (織女星) 織女
simp. (织女星) 织女

Pronunciation


Proper noun

織女星

  1. (astronomy) Vega

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (織女星):
  • Japanese: 織女星 (しょくじょせい) (shokujosei)
  • Korean: 직녀성 (織女星, jingnyeoseong)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょく
Grade: 5
じょ
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
お(り)
Grade: 5
ひめ
Grade: 1
ほし > ぼし
Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

織姫 (Orihime) + (hoshi, star). The kanji is from Chinese 織女星织女星.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) りひめぼし [òríhíméꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
    • IPA(key): [o̞ɾʲiçime̞bo̞ɕi]

Proper noun

織女星 (hiragana おりひめぼし, rōmaji Orihime-boshi) (alternative reading hiragana しょくじょせい, romaji Shokujosei, historical hiragana しょくぢょせい)

  1. (astronomy) Vega

Synonyms

See also

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