あかぼし

Japanese

Etymology
Hiragana あかぼし
Kanji 赤星
明星

Compound of 赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 星 (hoshi, “star”). Alternatively, compound of 明 (aka, “bright”) +‎ 星 (hoshi, “star”).[1][2] The hoshi changes to boshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

あかぼし (rōmaji akaboshi)

  1. 明星: a bright star or shooting star
  2. 赤星: a red star or shooting star
  3. 赤星, 明星: the morning star, Venus, especially when seen in the east just before dawn
  4. 赤星, 明星: (rare) Jupiter
  5. 赤星, 明星: (rare) Antares

Derived terms

Proper noun

あかぼし (rōmaji Akaboshi)

  1. 明星, 赤星: a surname
  2. 赤星: a place name:
    1. Akaboshi Station on the Yosan Line in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture
    2. Mount Akaboshi, roughly 3.4 miles or 5.5 kilometers south of Akaboshi Station
    3. an 大 (おお)字 (あざ) (ōaza, “greater district”) in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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