処女宮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
処	女	宮
しょ Grade: 6	じょ Grade: 1	きゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
處女宮 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

処女 (shojo, “virgin”) +‎ 宮 (-kyū, “astrological sign”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょじょきゅう [shòjóꜜkyùù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ʑo̞kʲɨː]

Proper noun

処(しょ)女(じょ)宮(きゅう) • (Shojokyū) ^{←しよぢよきゆう (syodyokyuu)?}

1. (astrology) Virgo

See also

• おとめ座(ざ) (Otomeza)

Zodiac signs in Japanese · 黄(こう)道(どう)十(じゅう)二(に)宮(きゅう) (kōdō jūnikyū, “twelve zodiac signs”) (layout · text)
白(はく)羊(よう)宮(きゅう) (Hakuyōkyū, “White Sheep”)	金(きん)牛(ぎゅう)宮(きゅう) (Kingyūkyū, “Golden Bull”)	双(そう)子(し)宮(きゅう) (Sōshikyū, “Twins”)	巨(きょ)蟹(かい)宮(きゅう) (Kyokaikyū, “Giant Crab”)
獅(し)子(し)宮(きゅう) (Shishikyū, “Lion”)	処(しょ)女(じょ)宮(きゅう) (Shojokyū, “Virgin”)	天(てん)秤(びん)宮(きゅう) (Tenbinkyū, “Balance”)	天(てん)蝎(かつ)宮(きゅう) (Tenkatsukyū, “Heavenly Scorpion”)
人(じん)馬(ば)宮(きゅう) (Jinbakyū, “Centaur”)	磨(ま)羯(かつ)宮(きゅう) (Makatsukyū, “Wether”)	宝(ほう)瓶(へい)宮(きゅう) (Hōheikyū, “Precious Vase”)	双(そう)魚(ぎょ)宮(きゅう) (Sōgyokyū, “Twin Fish”)