also: おおくまざ
noun
Ursa Major; the Great Bear
The constellation Ursa Major, containing the Big Dipper asterism.
おおぐま座は北の空に見える星座です。
Ursa Major is a constellation visible in the northern sky.
おおぐま座の北斗七星はよく知られている。
The Big Dipper in Ursa Major is well known.
From 大熊 (おおぐま, 'great bear') + 座 (ざ, 'constellation'). The reading おおくまざ is an alternate reading of the kanji form 大熊座.