彦星

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彦	星
ひこ Jinmeiyō	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
彥星 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 彦 (hiko, “prince; lord”) +‎ 星 (hoshi, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çi̥ko̞bo̞ɕi]
• (Tokyo) ひこぼし [hìkóꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])

Proper noun

彦(ひこ)星(ぼし) • (Hikoboshi) 

1. (Japanese mythology, folklore) Hikoboshi (Japanese version of the Chinese Cowherd)
2. (astronomy) synonym of アルタイル (Arutairu, “Altair”)

See also

• 織(おり)姫(ひめ) (Orihime)
• 七夕(たなばた) (Tanabata)

References

• “^▲彦星”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026