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星官
星官
Reading
Kana:
せいかん
Romaji:
seikan
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
1
constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions")
Note:
obscure term
See also:
星宿
(reading せいしゅく, entry #2)
Kanji
星
Readings:
セイ、 ショウ、 ほし、 -ぼし
Meanings:
star, spot, dot, mark
官
Reading:
カン
Meanings:
bureaucrat, the government, organ