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星(せい)宿(しゅく)

せいしゅくseishuku

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    constellation

    astronomy

  2. mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions)

    archaicastronomy

    See also: 二(に)十(じゅう)八(はっ)宿(しゅく)

  3. Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

    astronomy

    See also: 星(せい)

Example sentences 1

古(こ)代(だい)中(ちゅう)国(ごく)の天(てん)文(もん)学(がく)では、夜(よ)空(ぞら)の星(ほし)々(ぼし)を『壁(かべ)』という星(せい)宿(しゅく)に分(わ)けていました。

  • In ancient Chinese astronomy, the stars in the night sky were divided into constellations called 'heki'.

Words:古(こ)代(だい)中(ちゅう)国(ごく)天(てん)文(もん)学(がく)夜(よ)空(ぞら)星(ほし)々(ぼし)壁(かべ)という星(せい)宿(しゅく)分(わ)ける

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