彦星

Japanese
Kanji in this term
彦 星
ひこ
Jinmeiyō		 ほし > ぼし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
彥星 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 彦 (hiko, “prince; lord”) +‎ 星 (hoshi, “star”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひこ​ぼし [hìkóꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [çi̥ko̞bo̞ɕi]

Proper noun

彦(ひこ)星(ぼし) • (Hikoboshi) 

  1. (Japanese mythology, folklore) Hikoboshi (Japanese version of the Chinese Cowherd)
  2. (astronomy) Synonym of アルタイル (Arutairu, “Altair”)

See also
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