ほく
北
と
斗
しち
七
せい
星

noun

Astronomy, etc. term. Messages.yoji.
  1. the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほく
北
と
斗
しち
七
せい
星
 北斗七星 ほくとしちせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

north
ホク　きた　ほっ (2nd, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper
ト　ます　トウ (8th, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
star, spot, dot
ほし　セイ　ショウ (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)