Chinese "Wall" constellation
One of the 28 traditional Chinese lunar mansions (二十八宿). Used in astronomy and historical contexts.
See also: 壁 (へき)
The Wall mansion is one of the 28 lunar mansions and belongs to the autumn constellations.
Standard kanji form for this constellation name.
Alternate kanji form; less common.
From Chinese 壁宿 (Bìxiù), literally 'Wall Mansion'. The Japanese reading なまめぼし is a native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) of the characters.