はくちょう座

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
白鳥座

Etymology

白鳥 (hakuchō, “swan”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はくちょーざ [hàkúchóózá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕo̞ːza̠]

Proper noun

はくちょう座(ざ) • (Hakuchōza) 

1. (astronomy) Cygnus

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.