七星
also: しちしょう
Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000
Meanings
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the Big Dipper; the Plough; the Plow
archaicastronomy
Archaic astronomical term for the Big Dipper asterism; modern Japanese normally uses 北斗七星 (ほくとしちせい).
See also: 北斗七星
People in the old days used the Big Dipper to find their direction.
"七星" is an old name for the Big Dipper.