noun
Chinese "Net" constellation
One of the 28 traditional Chinese lunar mansions. In Japanese, it is also known as 畢 (あみぼし).
See also: 畢
雨降り星は、中国の二十八宿の一つで、西洋の牡牛座の一部にあたる。
Amefuriboshi is one of the 28 Chinese lunar mansions, corresponding to part of Taurus in Western astronomy.
Same constellation, but read differently and used in more technical or classical contexts.
The Japanese name 雨降り星 literally means 'rain-falling star', likely from the association of this constellation with the rainy season in ancient Chinese astronomy.