二十八宿

Chinese
twenty-eight; 28
 
(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
simp. and trad.
(二十八宿)		 二十八 宿

Pronunciation

Proper noun

二十八宿

  1. (astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions (a part of the Chinese constellations system, composed of 28 constellations divided into four regions—the Four Symbols (四象).)

Hyponyms
List of the The Four Symbols and Twenty-Eight Mansions
  • 青龍／青龙 (qīnglóng, “Azure Dragon”)
    • 1 角 (Jiăo, “Horn”)
    • 2 亢 (Kàng, “Neck”)
    • 3 氐 (Dĭ, “Root”)
    • 4 房 (Fáng, “Room”)
    • 5 心 (Xīn, “Heart”)
    • 6 尾 (Wěi, “Tail”)
    • 7 箕 (Jī, “Winnowing Basket”)
  • 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, “Black Tortoise”)
    • 8 斗 (Dǒu, “Dipper”)
    • 9 牛 (Niú, “Ox”)
    • 10 女 (Nǚ, “Girl”)
    • 11 虛／虚 (Xū, “Emptiness”)
    • 12 危 (Wēi, “Rooftop”)
    • 13 室 (Shì, “Encampment”)
    • 14 壁 (Bì, “Wall”)
  • 白虎 (báihǔ, “White Tiger”)
    • 15 奎 (Kuí, “Legs”)
    • 16 婁／娄 (Lóu, “Bond”)
    • 17 胃 (Wèi, “Stomach”)
    • 18 昴 (Mǎo, “Hairy Head”)
    • 19 畢／毕 (Bì, “Net”)
    • 20 觜 (Zī, “Turtle Beak”)
    • 21 參／参 (Shēn, “Three Stars”)
  • 朱雀 (zhūquè, “Vermilion Bird”)
    • 22 井 (Jǐng, “Well”)
    • 23 鬼 (Guǐ, “Ghost”)
    • 24 柳 (Liǔ, “Willow”)
    • 25 星 (Xīng, “Star”)
    • 26 張／张 (Zhāng, “Extended Net”)
    • 27 翼 (Yì, “Wings”)
    • 28 軫／轸 (Zhěn, “Chariot”)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
二 十 八 宿
に
Grade: 1		 じゅう
Grade: 1		 はち > はっ
Grade: 1		 しゅく
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Chinese 二十八宿

Proper noun

二十八宿 (hiragana にじゅうはっしゅく, rōmaji Nijūhasshuku)

  1. (astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions
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