ろくぶんぎ座

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 六分儀座

Etymology

六分儀 (rokubungi, “sextant”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ろくぶんぎざ [ròkúbúńgízá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞kɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟̃ᵝŋʲɡʲiza̠]

Proper noun

ろくぶんぎ座(ざ) • (Rokubungiza) 

1. (astronomy) Sextans