Kaguya

See also: kaguya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 赫映, かぐや (Kaguya).

Proper noun

Kaguya

(Japanese folklore) The protagonist of 赫映姫の物語 (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”), a mysterious girl from the moon, discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.
(chiefly in Japan, informal) Synonym of SELENE (“Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft”)

Synonyms

(mysterious girl from the moon): Kaguya-hime

Translations

Japanese folklore: mysterious girl from the moon

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 輝夜姬／辉夜姬
Japanese: かぐや姫 (Kaguya-hime)

Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft — see SELENE

See also

(Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft): Hiten

Further reading

The Tale of Princess Kaguya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Kaguya (mouse) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
SELENE on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Romanization

Kaguya

Rōmaji transcription of かぐや

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