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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
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北斗七星

see styles
běi dǒu qī xīng
    bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1
pei tou ch`i hsing
    pei tou chi hsing
 hokutoshichisei / hokutoshichise
    ほくとしちせい

More info & calligraphy:

The Big Dipper / Ursa Major
(astronomy) Big Dipper
(yoji) {astron} (See 北斗星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (personal name) Hokutoshichisei
Ursa Major

see styles
gāng
    gang1
kang
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper

七星

see styles
qī xīng
    qi1 xing1
ch`i hsing
    chi hsing
 shichisei; shichishou / shichise; shichisho
    しちせい; しちしょう
Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi
(archaism) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (personal name) Naboshi
Ursa major; Worshipped in Japan as 妙見菩薩 Wonderful Sight Bodhisattva who protects this world.

北斗

see styles
běi dǒu
    bei3 dou3
pei tou
 hokuto
    ほくと
Great Bear; Big Dipper; Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
(abbreviation) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (p,s,f) Hokuto; (serv) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
(北斗七星) Ursa major, the Northern Bushel with its seven stars.

天權


天权

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tiān quán
    tian1 quan2
t`ien ch`üan
    tien chüan
delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天璇

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tiān xuán
    tian1 xuan2
t`ien hsüan
    tien hsüan
beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天璣


天玑

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tiān jī
    tian1 ji1
t`ien chi
    tien chi
gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

搖光


摇光

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yáo guāng
    yao2 guang1
yao kuang
eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

斗南

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dǒu nán
    dou3 nan2
tou nan
 tonan
    となん
Dounan or Tounan town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
(archaism) the whole world; south of the Big Dipper; (surname) Hoshinami

斗柄

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dǒu bǐng
    dou3 bing3
tou ping
handle of the Big Dipper

斗牛

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dǒu niú
    dou3 niu2
tou niu
 togyuu / togyu
    とぎゅう
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
(given name) Togyū

玉衡

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yù héng
    yu4 heng2
yü heng
epsilon Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

開陽


开阳

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kāi yáng
    kai1 yang2
k`ai yang
    kai yang
 kaiyou / kaiyo
    かいよう
zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper; Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
(place-name) Kaiyou

魁星

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kuí xīng
    kui2 xing1
k`uei hsing
    kuei hsing
 kaisei / kaise
    かいせい
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper; Kuixing, Daoist God of fate
(1) first star of the Big Dipper; (2) (archaism) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China); (personal name) Kaisei

七つ星

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 nanatsuboshi
    ななつぼし
(1) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (2) (See 七曜・1) family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); (3) (See 真鰯) Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine

七星閣


七星阁

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qī xīng gé
    qi1 xing1 ge2
ch`i hsing ko
    chi hsing ko
 shichishō kaku
shrine hall for the seven stars (big dipper)

七曜星

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 shichiyousei / shichiyose
    しちようせい
(1) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (2) {astron} (See 七曜・1) the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)

冬北斗

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 fuyuhokuto
    ふゆほくと
(See 北斗) the Big Dipper seen on a winter night

北斗堂

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běi dǒu táng
    bei3 dou3 tang2
pei tou t`ang
    pei tou tang
 hokuto dō
The hall for the worship of Ursa Major.

北斗星

see styles
běi dǒu xīng
    bei3 dou3 xing1
pei tou hsing
 hokutosei / hokutose
    ほくとせい
the Big Dipper; the Plow
{astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (given name) Hokutosei

天樞星


天枢星

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tiān shū xīng
    tian1 shu1 xing1
t`ien shu hsing
    tien shu hsing
alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天罡星

see styles
tiān gāng xīng
    tian1 gang1 xing1
t`ien kang hsing
    tien kang hsing
the Big Dipper

七つの星

see styles
 nanatsunohoshi
    ななつのほし
(1) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (2) {astron} (See 七曜・しちよう・1) Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

南箕北斗

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nán jī běi dǒu
    nan2 ji1 bei3 dou3
nan chi pei tou
lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); fig. something which, despite its name, is of no practical use

四三の星

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 shisounohoshi / shisonohoshi
    しそうのほし
(exp,n) (archaism) (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

妙見菩薩


妙见菩萨

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miào jiàn pú sà
    miao4 jian4 pu2 sa4
miao chien p`u sa
    miao chien pu sa
 myoukenbosatsu / myokenbosatsu
    みょうけんぼさつ
{Buddh} Myōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper)
Sudarśana

斗轉星移


斗转星移

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dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí
    dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2
tou chuan hsing i
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved; time flies; also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]

星移斗轉


星移斗转

see styles
xīng yí dǒu zhuǎn
    xing1 yi2 dou3 zhuan3
hsing i tou chuan
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved; time flies; also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2]

泰山北斗

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tài shān běi dǒu
    tai4 shan1 bei3 dou3
t`ai shan pei tou
    tai shan pei tou
 taizanhokuto
    たいざんほくと
lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom); fig. an outstanding figure in one's field
(yoji) (from The New Book of Tang) great authority; eminent person; luminary; Mount Tai and the Big Dipper

ジェットコースター

see styles
 jettokoosutaa / jettokoosuta
    ジェットコースター
roller coaster (wasei: jet coaster); big dipper

ジェット・コースター

see styles
 jetto koosutaa / jetto koosuta
    ジェット・コースター
roller coaster (wasei: jet coaster); big dipper

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 31 results for "big dipper" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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