彦星

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彦	星
ひこ Jinmeiyō	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ひこぼし [hìkóꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [çi̥ko̞bo̞ɕi]

Proper noun

彦星 (hiragana ひこぼし, rōmaji Hikoboshi)

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

See also

織 (おり)姫 (ひめ) (Orihime)
七夕 (たなばた) (Tanabata)

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