はちぶんぎ座

Japanese

Kanji in this term
座
ざ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• 八(はち)分(ぶん)儀(ぎ)座(ざ) (Hachibungiza)

Etymology

八分儀 (hachibungi, “octant”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はちぶんぎざ [hàchíbúńgízá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡ɕibɯ̟̃ŋʲɡʲiza̠]

Proper noun

はちぶんぎ座(ざ) • (Hachibungiza) 

1. (astronomy) Octans