Kaguya
See also: kaguya
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 赫映, かぐや (Kaguya).
Proper noun edit
Kaguya
- (Japanese folklore) The protagonist of 赫映姫の物語 (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”), a mysterious girl from the moon, discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.
- (chiefly in Japan, informal) Synonym of SELENE (“Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft”)
Synonyms edit
- (mysterious girl from the moon): Kaguya-hime
Translations edit
Japanese folklore: mysterious girl from the moon
Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft — see SELENE
See also edit
- (Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft): Hiten
Further reading edit
- The Tale of Princess Kaguya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Kaguya (mouse) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- SELENE on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Romanization edit
Kaguya