コンパス座

Japanese

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

Etymology

コンパス (konpasu, “compasses”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) コンパスざ [kòńpásúzá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞mpa̠sɨᵝza̠]

Proper noun

コンパス座(ざ) • (Konpasu-za) 

1. (astronomy) Circinus

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with らしんばん座 (Rashinbanza, “Pyxis”).