七つ星

Reading

Kana: ななつぼし

Romaji: nanatsuboshi

Definitions

noun

1

the Big Dipper; the Plough; the Plow

(Astronomy, etc. term)

See also: 北斗七星

2

family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles)

See also: 七曜

3

Japanese pilchard; Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus)

See also: 真鰯

Kanji

七

Readings: シチ、 なな、 なな.つ、 なの

Meaning: seven

星

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ほし、 -ぼし

Meanings: star, spot, dot, mark