Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 北斗七星(ほくとしちせい) in Japanese

北斗七星
Kana Reading
ほくとしちせい
Romaji
hokutoshichisei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Big Dipper (constellation); the Plough
    Example sentence
    北斗七星は簡単に見つかる。 You can find the Big Dipper easily.

Examples of 北斗七星, ほくとしちせい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

斗 JLPT 1

4 strokes

Big Dipper, 10 sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68)

On'Yomi: ト, トウ

Kun'Yomi:

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星 JLPT 2

9 strokes

star, spot, dot, mark

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ほし, -ぼし

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北 JLPT 5

5 strokes

north

On'Yomi: ホク

Kun'Yomi: きた

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七 JLPT 5

2 strokes

seven

On'Yomi: シチ

Kun'Yomi: なな, なな.つ, なの

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