Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 星座(せいざ) in Japanese

星座
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
せいざ
Romaji
seiza
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    constellation
    Example sentence
    古代の天文学者は、星座を見つけ、名前をつけた。 Ancient astronomers noticed constellations and gave them names.

Examples of 星座, せいざ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

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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座 JLPT 3

10 strokes

squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

On'Yomi: ザ

Kun'Yomi: すわ.る

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