noun
Chinese "Extended Net" constellation; one of the 28 mansions
Astronomical term referring to the Chinese constellation Extended Net, part of the 28 lunar mansions system. Also known as 張 (Chō) in Japanese.
See also: 張
ちりこ星は二十八宿の一つで、中国の星座です。
Chirikoboshi is one of the 28 mansions, a Chinese constellation.
Same constellation, but read as ちょう and used in the context of the 28 mansions. ちりこ星 is the Japanese name for the same asterism.
The reading ちりこぼし is a Japanese name for the Chinese constellation Extended Net (張). The derivation of ちりこぼし is uncertain; it may be a native Japanese reading applied to the Chinese asterism.