Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あか
Grade: 1
ほし > ぼし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Definitions edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 赤星 – see the following entry.
あかぼし
[noun] 赤星: a red star or shooting star
[noun] 赤星, 明星: the morning star, Venus, especially when seen in the east just before dawn
[noun] 赤星, 明星: (rare) Jupiter
[noun] 赤星, 明星: (rare) Antares
[proper noun] 明星, 赤星: a surname
[proper noun] 赤星: a place name:
[proper noun] 赤星: Akaboshi Station on the Yosan Line in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture
[proper noun] 赤星: Mount Akaboshi, roughly 3.4 miles or 5.5 kilometers south of Akaboshi Station
[proper noun] 赤星: an 大字 (ōaza, greater district) in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture
Alternative spelling
明星
(This term, 赤星, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)