Heart mansion; Chinese Heart constellation
One of the 28 traditional Chinese lunar mansions (二十八宿). In Japanese astronomy, it corresponds roughly to the Western constellation Scorpius. The reading なかごぼし is a Japanese name for this mansion.
See also: 心 (しん)
The Heart mansion is one of the 28 mansions and corresponds to the heart of Scorpius.
In ancient China, the Heart mansion was considered an important lunar mansion.
The same Chinese asterism, but read with the on'yomi しん. 心宿 (なかごぼし) is the native Japanese name for the mansion.
Standard kanji spelling for this Chinese constellation name.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 心宿.
The name 心宿 (Heart mansion) comes from Chinese astronomy, where it is the fifth of the 28 lunar mansions. The reading なかごぼし is a Japanese rendering of the Chinese name.