宝瓶宮

Japanese
Kanji in this term
宝 瓶 宮
ほう
Grade: 6		 へい
Grade: S		 きゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
寶甁宮 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

宝 (hō, “precious”) +‎ 瓶 (hei, “jar”) +‎ 宮 (kyū, “astrological sign”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほーへ​ーきゅう [hòóhéꜜèkyùù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːhe̞ːkʲɨᵝː]

Proper noun

宝(ほう)瓶(へい)宮(きゅう) • (Hōheikyū) 

  1. (astrology) Aquarius

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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