天蝎宮

Japanese
Kanji in this term
天 蝎 宮
てん
Grade: 1		 かつ
Hyōgaiji		 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): [tẽ̞ŋka̠t͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲɨᵝː]

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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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