See also: 织女星

Chinese

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weaving girl; weaver girl star; satellite; small amount
trad. (織女星) 織女
simp. (织女星) 织女

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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織女星

  1. (astronomy) Vega

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (織女星):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょく
Grade: 5
じょ
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
お(り)
Grade: 5
ひめ
Grade: 1
ほし > ぼし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From 織姫 (Orihime) +‎ (-hoshi, star), or alternatively from 織女 (shokujo, weaving woman) +‎ (-sei, star). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 織女星织女星 (Zhīnǚxīng).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) りひめぼし [òríhíméꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɾʲiçime̞bo̞ɕi]
  • (Tokyo) しょくじょせー [shòkújóꜜsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ʑo̞se̞ː]

Proper noun

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(おり)(ひめ)(ぼし) (Orihimeboshi (alternative reading hiragana しょくじょせい, rōmaji Shokujosei, historical hiragana しよくぢよせい)

  1. (astronomy) Synonym of ベガ (Bega, Vega)