天蝎宮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 蝎 宮
てん
Grade: 1 		かつ
Hyōgai 		きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

天 (ten, “sky”) +‎ 蝎 (katsu, “scorpion”) +‎ 宮 (kyū, “astrological sign”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) てんかつきゅう [tèńkátsúꜜkyùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋka̠t͡sɨ̥kʲɨː]

Proper noun

天(てん)蝎(かつ)宮(きゅう) • (Tenkatsukyū) 

  1. (astrology) Scorpio

See also

Zodiac signs in Japanese · 黄(こう)道(どう)十(じゅう)二(に)宮(きゅう) (kōdō jūnikyū, “twelve zodiac signs”) (layout · text)

白(はく)羊(よう)宮(きゅう) (Hakuyōkyū, “White Sheep”)
金(きん)牛(ぎゅう)宮(きゅう) (Kingyūkyū, “Golden Bull”)
双(そう)子(し)宮(きゅう) (Sōshikyū, “Twins”)
巨(きょ)蟹(かい)宮(きゅう) (Kyokaikyū, “Giant Crab”)

獅(し)子(し)宮(きゅう) (Shishikyū, “Lion”)
処(しょ)女(じょ)宮(きゅう) (Shojokyū, “Virgin”)
天(てん)秤(びん)宮(きゅう) (Tenbinkyū, “Balance”)
天(てん)蝎(かつ)宮(きゅう) (Tenkatsukyū, “Heavenly Scorpion”)

人(じん)馬(ば)宮(きゅう) (Jinbakyū, “Centaur”)
磨(ま)羯(かつ)宮(きゅう) (Makatsukyū, “Wether”)
宝(ほう)瓶(へい)宮(きゅう) (Hōheikyū, “Precious Vase”)
双(そう)魚(ぎょ)宮(きゅう) (Sōgyokyū, “Twin Fish”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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