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獅子座流星群 (ししざりゅうせいぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

獅し子し座ざ流りゅう星せい群ぐん

し

し

ざ

りゅ

う

せ

い

ぐ

ん

Meanings

1

noun

Leonids; Leonid meteor shower

Refers to the annual meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Leo.

今年ことしの獅し子し座ざ流りゅう星せい群ぐんのピークは11月がつ17日かです。
The peak of this year's Leonid meteor shower is on November 17th.
獅し子し座ざ流りゅう星せい群ぐんは

、

しし

座ざ

の

方ほう

向こう

から

流なが

れ

星ぼし

が

飛と

び

出だ

す

よう

に

見み

え

ます

。

The Leonids appear as if shooting stars are flying out from the direction of the constellation Leo.

Kanji

獅lion
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
座squat, seat, cushion
流current, a sink, flow
星star, spot, dot
群flock, group, crowd

Similar words

流りゅう星せい群ぐん
流星群 is the general term for a meteor shower, while 獅子座流星群 specifically refers to the Leonids.
ペルセウス座ざ流りゅう星せい群ぐん
Another major meteor shower, the Perseids, which occurs in August.

Etymology

Compound of 獅子座 (ししざ, 'Leo constellation') and 流星群 (りゅうせいぐん, 'meteor shower').