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ねこ座 (ねこざ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ねこ座ざ

Meanings

1

noun

Felis (former constellation)

astronomy

Historical constellation no longer recognized by the IAU; used in older astronomy contexts.

ねこ座ざは、18世せい紀きにラカーユによって設せっ定ていされたが、現げん在ざいは使つかわれていない星せい座ざである。
Felis is a constellation that was established by Lacaille in the 18th century but is no longer in use.

Written forms

ねこ座ざ
Standard modern spelling for the constellation; uses hiragana for ねこ to avoid rare kanji.
猫ねこ座ざ
Kanji spelling is attested but very rare; 猫 is not a jōyō reading for this context.

Kanji

猫cat
座squat, seat, cushion

Etymology

From ねこ (猫, 'cat') + 座 ('constellation'), a calque of Latin 'Felis'.