宝瓶宮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宝	瓶	宮
ほう Grade: 6	へい Grade: S	きゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
寶甁宮 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

宝 (hō, “precious”) +‎ 瓶 (hei, “jar”) +‎ 宮 (kyū, “astrological sign”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーへ​ーきゅう [hòóhéꜜèkyùù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːhe̞ːkʲɨᵝː]

Proper noun

宝(ほう)瓶(へい)宮(きゅう) • (Hōheikyū) 

1. (astrology) Aquarius

See also

• みずがめ座(ざ) (Mizugameza)

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”)