足垂れ星

Japanese

Kanji in this term
足	垂	星
あし Grade: 1	た Grade: 6	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

足 (ashi, “feet”) +‎ 垂れ (tare, “hanging”) +‎ 星 (hoshi, “star”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あしたれぼし [àshítáréꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ɕita̠ɾe̞bo̞ɕi]

Proper noun

足(あし)垂(た)れ星(ぼし) • (Ashitareboshi)

(Chinese astronomy) Tail

Synonyms

尾宿(びしゅく) (Bishuku), 尾(び) (Bi)

References

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