みずがめ座

みずがめ座

Japanese

Kanji in this term
座
ざ Grade: 6
on’yomi

みずがめ座 (Mizugameza): the constellation of Aquarius.

Alternative forms

• 水瓶座

Etymology

水瓶 (mizugame, “water jug”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みずがめざ [mìzúgámézá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨᵝɡa̠me̞za̠]

Proper noun

みずがめ座 (hiragana みずがめざ, rōmaji Mizugameza, historical hiragana みづがめざ)

1. Aquarius (constellation)

See also

• 宝 (ほう)瓶 (へい)宮 (きゅう) (Hōheikyū)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN