also: けいしゅく
Legs constellation; Chinese lunar mansion
One of the 28 traditional Chinese lunar mansions (宿), corresponding to a group of stars in the western constellation Andromeda. Used in East Asian astronomy and astrology.
See also: 奎
The Legs constellation is one of the 28 mansions, corresponding to the western constellation Andromeda.
In ancient Chinese astronomy, the Legs mansion was said to govern literature and scholarship.
Standard astronomical term for the Chinese constellation; reading けいしゅく is the primary on'yomi reading.
Rare Japanese name for the same constellation, literally 'dipper-scraping star'. The reading とかきぼし is associated with this form.
From Chinese 奎宿 (Kuíxiù), the name of the 15th lunar mansion. The Japanese reading けいしゅく is the on'yomi of the Chinese characters. The rare native Japanese name 斗掻き星 (とかきぼし) is a calque or descriptive term.