巨蟹宮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
巨	蟹	宮
きょ Grade: S	かい Jinmeiyō	きゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

巨 (kyo, “giant”) +‎ 蟹 (kai, “crab”) +‎ 宮 (kyū, “astrological sign”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょかい​きゅう [kyòkáíꜜkyùù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ka̠ikʲɨᵝː]

Proper noun

巨(きょ)蟹(かい)宮(きゅう) • (Kyokaikyū) 

1. (astrology) Cancer

See also

• 蟹(かに)座(ざ) (Kaniza)

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”)