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ベテルギウス

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Meanings

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noun

Betelgeuse; Alpha Orionis

astronomy

A red supergiant star in the constellation Orion; well-known astronomical object.

ベテルギウスはオリオン座ざの左ひだり上うえにある赤あかい星ほしです。
Betelgeuse is the red star at the upper left of Orion.
ベテルギウスは近ちかいうちに超ちょう新しん星せい爆ばく発はつを起おこすかもしれないと言いわれている。
It is said that Betelgeuse may go supernova in the near future.

Similar words

オリオン座ざ
Orion, the constellation containing Betelgeuse.
リゲル
Rigel, another bright star in Orion, often contrasted with Betelgeuse.

Etymology

From English 'Betelgeuse', ultimately from Arabic يد الجوزاء (yad al-jawzāʾ, 'hand of the central one'), with a historical misreading leading to the current form.