朱す雀ざく

noun

Vermilion Bird; Suzaku

In Chinese mythology and Japanese onmyōdō, one of the Four Symbols (四神), a guardian deity of the south, associated with fire and summer.

See also: 四神

• 朱す雀ざくは四し神しんの一ひとつで、南みなみの方ほう角がくを守しゅ護ごする。

  Suzaku is one of the Four Symbols and guards the southern direction.

noun

seven mansions of the southern heavens

In traditional Chinese astronomy, the seven constellations (二十八宿) that make up the southern quarter of the sky, grouped under the Vermilion Bird.

See also: 二十八宿

• 朱す雀ざくに属ぞくする七ななつの宿しゅくは、井せい宿しゅくから軫しん宿しゅくまでである。

  The seven mansions belonging to Suzaku range from the Well mansion to the Chariot mansion.