Chinese

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twenty-eight; 28
(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night
(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
 
trad. (二十八宿) 二十八 宿
simp. #(二十八宿) 二十八 宿
 
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Proper noun

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二十八宿

  1. (astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions (a part of the Chinese constellations system, composed of 28 constellations divided into four regions—the Four Symbols (四象).)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
宿

Grade: 1
じゅう
Grade: 1
はち > はっ
Grade: 1
しゅく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
 
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Etymology

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Chinese 二十八宿 (Èrshíbā Xiù)

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()(じゅう)(はっ)宿(しゅく) (Nijūhasshuku

  1. (astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions

Korean

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Hanja in this term
宿

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二十八宿 (Isip'palsu) (hangeul 이십팔수)

  1. hanja form? of 이십팔수 (the Twenty-Eight Mansions)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
宿

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二十八宿

  1. chữ Hán form of nhị thập bát tú (the Twenty-Eight Mansions).
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