おおいぬ座

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 大犬座

Etymology

大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 犬 (inu, “dog”) +‎ 座 (za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おおいぬざ [òóínúzá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːinɯ̟za̠]

Proper noun

おおいぬ座(ざ) • (Ōinuza) 

1. (astronomy) Canis Major