彦星
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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彦 | 星 |
ひこ Jinmeiyō |
ほし > ぼし Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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彥星 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editFrom 彦 (hiko, “prince; lord”) + 星 (hoshi, “star”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- (Japanese mythology, folklore) Hikoboshi (Japanese version of the Chinese Cowherd)
- (astronomy) Synonym of アルタイル (Arutairu, “Altair”)
See also
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 彦 read as ひこ
- Japanese terms spelled with 星 read as ほし
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proper nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Japanese mythology
- ja:Folklore
- ja:Stars
- ja:Mythological figures