See also: 牵牛星

Chinese edit

longhorn beetle; longicorn star; satellite; small amount
trad. (牽牛星) 牽牛
simp. (牵牛星) 牵牛
 
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Proper noun edit

牽牛星

  1. (astronomy) Altair

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
けん
Jinmeiyō
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
せい
Grade: 2
kan’on

Etymology edit

From Chinese 牽牛星牵牛星 (Qiānniúxīng).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) んぎゅうせー [kèńgyúꜜùsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞ŋʲɡʲɨᵝːse̞ː]

Proper noun edit

(けん)(ぎゅう)(せい) (Kengyūseiけんぎうせい (kengiusei)?

  1. (astronomy) Synonym of アルタイル (Arutairu, Altair)