らしんばん座

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 羅(ら)針(しん)盤(ばん)座(ざ) (Rashinbanza)

Etymology

羅針盤 (rashinban, “compass”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) らしんばんざ [ràshíńbáꜜǹzà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠ɕĩmbã̠nd͡za̠]

Proper noun

らしんばん座(ざ) • (Rashinbanza) 

1. (astronomy) Pyxis

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with コンパス座 (Konpasu-za, “Circinus”).