みずがめ座

Japanese

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

みずがめ座 (Mizugameza): the constellation of Aquarius.

Alternative forms

• 水瓶座

Etymology

水瓶 (mizugame, “water jug”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みずがめざ [mìzúgámézá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨɡa̠me̞za̠]

Proper noun

みずがめ座(ざ) • (Mizugameza) ^{←みづがめざ (midugameza)?}

1. Aquarius (constellation)

See also

• 宝(ほう)瓶(へい)宮(きゅう) (Hōheikyū)