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There are 22 total results for your orion search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

平家星

see styles
 heikeboshi / hekeboshi
    へいけぼし

More info & calligraphy:

Heike Star / Betelgeuse
{astron} (See ベテルギウス) Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis; Alpha Ori; Heike star

獵戶座


猎户座

see styles
liè hù zuò
    lie4 hu4 zuo4
lieh hu tso

More info & calligraphy:

Orion’s Belt
Orion (constellation)

オリオン座

see styles
 orionza
    オリオンざ

More info & calligraphy:

Orion’s Belt
{astron} Orion (constellation); the Hunter

ベテルギウス

see styles
 beterugiusu
    ベテルギウス

More info & calligraphy:

Betelgeuse
{astron} Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis; (personal name) Betelgeuse


see styles
shēn
    shen1
shen
 shin
ginseng; one of the 28 constellations
Reflect on, counsel, visit superior. An assembly a gathering for the purpose of meditation, preaching, worship. Read shen, the twenty-first constellation, α, β, γ, δ, ε, ζ, η, and k in Orion.; Worship on the four fives, i. e. the fifth, tenth, twentieth, and twenty-fifth days of the month; also ||上堂.

三星

see styles
sān xīng
    san1 xing1
san hsing
 miboshi
    みぼし
three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion; three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
(surname) Miboshi

參辰


参辰

see styles
shēn chén
    shen1 chen2
shen ch`en
    shen chen
 shinshin
Orion and Mercury

觜宿

see styles
zī xiù
    zi1 xiu4
tzu hsiu
 torokiboshi
    とろきぼし
number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座
Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

P3C

see styles
 piisanshii / pisanshi
    ピーさんシー
Lockheed P-3 Orion (anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft); P3C

リゲル

see styles
 rigeru
    リゲル
{astron} Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis

三つ星

see styles
 mitsuboshi
    みつぼし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) three stars (shape); (2) three stars (for quality, e.g. Michelin stars); (3) Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Mitsuboshi

奧利安


奥利安

see styles
ào lì ān
    ao4 li4 an1
ao li an
Orion (constellation, loan word); also written 獵戶座|猎户座

奧賴恩


奥赖恩

see styles
ào lài ēn
    ao4 lai4 en1
ao lai en
Orion (NASA spacecraft)

源氏星

see styles
 genjiboshi
    げんじぼし
{astron} (See リゲル) Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis; Beta Ori; Genji star

獵戶臂


猎户臂

see styles
liè hù bì
    lie4 hu4 bi4
lieh hu pi
Orion spiral arm or local spur of our galaxy (containing our solar system)

オリオン

see styles
 orion
    オリオン
Orion

オライアン

see styles
 oraian
    オライアン
(personal name) Orion

オライオン

see styles
 oraion
    オライオン
{comp} Orion; (personal name) Orion

オリオン星雲

see styles
 orionseiun / orionseun
    オリオンせいうん
{astron} Orion Nebula

獵戶座大星雲


猎户座大星云

see styles
liè hù zuò dà xīng yún
    lie4 hu4 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2
lieh hu tso ta hsing yün
the Great Nebula in Orion M42

Variations:
三つ星
3つ星

see styles
 mitsuboshi
    みつぼし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) three stars (shape); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) three stars (for quality, e.g. Michelin stars); (3) (See 参・しん) Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Variations:
三ツ星
三つ星
3つ星
三ッ星

see styles
 mitsuboshi
    みつぼし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) three stars (shape); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) three stars (rating); (3) (See 参・しん) Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 22 results for "orion" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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