ちょうこくぐ座

Japanese

Kanji in this term
座
ざ Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
彫刻具座

Etymology

Compound of 彫刻(ちょうこく) (chōkoku, “to chisel”) + 具(ぐ) (gu, “tool”) + 座(ざ) (-za, “constellation”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーこくぐざ [chòókókúgúzá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːko̞kɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝza̠]

Proper noun

ちょうこくぐ座(ざ) • (Chōkokuguza) ^{←てうこくぐざ (teukokuguza)?}

1. (astronomy) Caelum