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Alpha
ā ěr fǎ
阿爾法 is the name Alpha in Chinese (Mandarin).
Betelgeuse
sān sù sì
參宿四 is the title for Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion) in Chinese.
Also known as “α Orionis” (Alpha Orionis), Alpha Ori, or in Japan the Heike-boshi or Heike-star.
Note: 参宿 (Shēn Xiù) is the name given by ancient Chinese astronomers for a constellation of three stars (the three naked-eye visible belt stars of Orion). Therefore, 參宿四 means the Fourth Star of the constellation of Three Stars (which sounds like a joke). As telescopes got better, it should be noted that there are actually 10 stars in the constellation.
Heike Star / Betelgeuse
hei ke boshi
平家星 is the old Japanese title for the Betelgeuse star in the constellation Orion.
While also known as Alpha Orionis or Betelgeuse in the West, this was the “Heike star” in Japan.
The powerful Taira clan, known colloquially as the 平家 (Heike clan), adopted this star's red color as its symbol sometime in the late 800s AD. They called the star 平家星 (Heike-boshi).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
ベガ see styles |
bega ベガ |
More info & calligraphy: Vega |
平家星 see styles |
heikeboshi / hekeboshi へいけぼし |
More info & calligraphy: Heike Star / Betelgeuse |
阿爾法 阿尔法 see styles |
ā ěr fǎ a1 er3 fa3 a erh fa |
More info & calligraphy: Alpha |
アルタイル see styles |
arutairu アルタイル |
More info & calligraphy: Altair |
ベテルギウス see styles |
beterugiusu ベテルギウス |
More info & calligraphy: Betelgeuse |
天樞 天枢 see styles |
tiān shū tian1 shu1 t`ien shu tien shu |
Dubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper |
天狼 see styles |
tenrou / tenro てんろう |
(rare) {astron} (See 天狼星,シリウス) Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star |
彦星 see styles |
hikoboshi ひこぼし |
{astron} (See アルタイル) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae; (personal name) Hikoboshi |
牽牛 牵牛 see styles |
qiān niú qian1 niu2 ch`ien niu chien niu kengyuu / kengyu けんぎゅう |
morning glory (Pharbitis nil) (abbreviation) {astron} (See 牽牛星) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae; (personal name) Kengyū |
甲型 see styles |
jiǎ xíng jia3 xing2 chia hsing |
type A; type I; alpha- |
眞言 see styles |
zhēn yán zhen1 yan2 chen yen shingon しんごん |
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) mantra; (2) (abbreviation) Shingon sect (of Buddhism) True words, words of Truth, the words of the Tathāgata, Buddha-truth. The term is used for mantra, and dhāraṇī, indicating magical formulae, spells, charms, esoteric words. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have each an esoteric sound represented by a Sanskrit letter, the primary Vairocana letter, the alpha of all sounds being 'a' 阿, which is also styled 眞言救世者 the True World that saves the world. |
織女 织女 see styles |
zhī nǚ zhi1 nu:3 chih nü shokujo しょくじょ |
Vega (star); Weaving girl of folk tales Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver; (1) female weaver; (2) (astron) Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae; female weaver; (personal name) Shokujo |
織姫 see styles |
shiki しき |
(1) woman textile worker; (2) (astron) Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae; (female given name) Shiki |
阿吽 see styles |
ā hóng a1 hong2 a hung aun あうん |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega ahūṃ, the supposed foundation of all sounds and writing, 'a' being the open and 'hūṃ' the closed sound. 'A' is the seed of Vairocana, 'hūṃ' that of Vajrasattva, and both have other indications. 'A' represents the absolute, 'hūṃ' the particular, or phenomenal. |
青星 see styles |
aoboshi あおぼし |
{astron} (See シリウス) Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star |
首星 see styles |
shusei / shuse しゅせい |
{astron} brightest star in a constellation; Alpha |
Ｈα線 see styles |
ecchiarufasen エッチアルファせん |
H-alpha |
Variations: |
arufa(p); arufaa(ik) / arufa(p); arufa(ik) アルファ(P); アルファー(ik) |
alpha |
アウン see styles |
aun アウン |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega |
ヴェガ see styles |
rega ヴェガ |
(astron) Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae; (personal name) Vega |
カペラ see styles |
gabera ガベラ |
{astron} Capella (star in the constellation Auriga); Alpha Aurigae; (personal name) Gavela |
すぴか see styles |
supika スピカ |
{astron} Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis; (female given name) Supika |
デネブ see styles |
denebu デネブ |
{astron} Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni; (personal name) Deneb |
北極星 北极星 see styles |
běi jí xīng bei3 ji2 xing1 pei chi hsing hokkyokusei / hokkyokuse ほっきょくせい |
North Star; Polaris {astron} (See ポラリス・1) Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; (personal name) Hokkyokusei |
南門二 南门二 see styles |
nán mén èr nan2 men2 er4 nan men erh |
Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus |
天帝星 see styles |
tenteisei / tentese てんていせい |
(rare) {astron} (See ポラリス・1) Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star |
天樞星 天枢星 see styles |
tiān shū xīng tian1 shu1 xing1 t`ien shu hsing tien shu hsing |
alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper |
天狼星 see styles |
tiān láng xīng tian1 lang2 xing1 t`ien lang hsing tien lang hsing tenrousei / tenrose てんろうせい |
Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座 {astron} (See シリウス) Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star |
牽牛星 牵牛星 see styles |
qiān niú xīng qian1 niu2 xing1 ch`ien niu hsing chien niu hsing kengyuusei / kengyuse けんぎゅうせい |
Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 {astron} (See アルタイル) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae |
畢宿五 毕宿五 see styles |
bì xiù wǔ bi4 xiu4 wu3 pi hsiu wu |
Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Alpha | 阿爾法 阿尔法 | ā ěr fǎ / a1 er3 fa3 / a er fa / aerfa | a erh fa / aerhfa | |
| Betelgeuse | 參宿四 | sān sù sì san1 su4 si4 san su si sansusi | san su ssu sansussu |
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| Heike Star Betelgeuse | 平家星 | hei ke boshi heikeboshi | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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