Chinese 'Root' constellation; one of the 28 mansions
Technical astronomy term; part of the ancient Chinese system of 28 lunar mansions (二十八宿). Also referred to as 氐 (てい).
氐宿 is one of the 28 mansions and corresponds to part of the constellation Libra.
古代中国の天文学では、氐宿は「根」を意味する。
In ancient Chinese astronomy, 氐宿 means 'root'.
Standard kanji form for this Chinese constellation name.
Alternate spelling using 星 for 'star', likely easier for learners.
From Chinese 氐宿 (Dīxiù), literally 'Root Mansion'. The Japanese reading ともぼし is a native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) applied to the Chinese characters.