also: ぼうせい
noun
Pleiades; Seven Sisters; Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation
Refers to the Pleiades star cluster, known as Subaru in Japanese. The term 昴星 (すばるぼし) is the traditional Japanese name. In Chinese astronomy, it corresponds to the "Hairy Head" mansion (昴宿). The reading ぼうせい is rare and mostly historical or technical.
See also: 昴
冬の夜空に昴星が輝いている。
The Pleiades are shining in the winter night sky.
昴星は、日本では「すばる」として古くから親しまれてきた。
The Pleiades have long been familiar in Japan as 'Subaru'.
The kanji 昴 is a Chinese character specifically used for the Pleiades. The Japanese reading すばる is of native origin, possibly related to the verb 統ばる (subaru) meaning 'to gather together', referring to the cluster of stars. The reading ぼうせい is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.