Japanese Word Entry
南十字星| Kana: | みなみじゅうじせい |
| Romaji: | minamijuujisei |
| Definition: | Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 南 | south, southern part, southward |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄋㄢˊ (nán), ㄋㄚ (nā) |
| Cantonese: | naam4 |
| Japanese: | ナン (nan)、 ナ (na)、 ダン (dan) / みなみ (minami) |
| Korean: | 남 (nam) |
| Vietnamese: | nam |
| 十 | ten, tenth, complete, perfect |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˊ (shí) |
| Cantonese: | sap6 |
| Japanese: | ジュウ (juu)、 ジッ (jixtsu)、 ジュッ (juxtsu)、 ジツ (jitsu) / とお (too)、 と (to)、 そ (so)、 とう (tou)、 とたび (totabi) |
| Korean: | 십 (sib) |
| Vietnamese: | thập |
| 字 | character, letter, word, section of village |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄗˋ (zì) |
| Cantonese: | zi6 |
| Japanese: | ジ (ji) / あざ (aza)、 あざな (azana)、 -な (-na)、 うむ (umu)、 ます (masu) |
| Korean: | 자 (ja) |
| Vietnamese: | tự |
| 星 | star, spot, dot, mark, a star, planet, any point of light |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄥ (xīng) |
| Cantonese: | sing1 |
| Japanese: | セイ (sei)、 ショウ (shou) / ほし (hoshi)、 -ぼし (-boshi) |
| Korean: | 성 (seong) |
| Vietnamese: | tinh |