なん
南
と
斗
ろく
六
せい
星

noun

  1. Milk Dipper, southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なん
南
と
斗
ろく
六
せい
星
 南斗六星 なんとろくせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

south
ナン　みなみ　ナ (2nd, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
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)
six
ロク　ろっ　むっ.つ (1st, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (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)