りょうけん座

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 猟(りょう)犬(けん)座(ざ) (Ryōkenza)

Etymology

猟犬 (ryōken, “hunting dog”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りょーけんざ [ryòókéńzá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːkẽ̞nd͡za̠]

Proper noun

りょうけん座(ざ) • (Ryōkenza) 

1. (astronomy) Canes Venatici