ほうおう座

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 鳳(ほう)凰(おう)座(ざ) (Hōōza)

Etymology

鳳凰 (hōō, “Chinese phoenix”) +‎ 座 (-za, “constellation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーおーざ [hòóóózá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːo̞ːza̠]

Proper noun

ほうおう座(ざ) • (Hōōza) 

1. (astronomy) Phoenix