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牽牛 (けんぎゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

牽けん牛ぎゅう

け

ん

ぎゅ

う

Meanings

1

Altair; Alpha Aquilae

abbreviationastronomy›

Abbreviation of 牽牛星. Used in astronomy and in the Tanabata legend for the star Altair, the cowherd star.

See also: 牽牛星

七夕たなばたの伝

Kanji

牽pull, tug, drag
牛cow

Related words

牽けん牛ぎゅう星せい
Full form meaning 'the Cowherd Star'; 牽牛 is the common abbreviation.
織しょく女じょ
The Weaver Star (Vega), paired with 牽牛 in the Tanabata legend.

Etymology

From Chinese 牽牛 (literally 'pulling an ox'), referring to the cowherd in the legend of the Weaver and the Cowherd, associated with the star Altair.

でん

説せつ

で

は

、

牽けん

牛ぎゅう

と

織しょく

女じょ

が

年ねん

に

一いち

度ど

会あ

う

こと

が

できる

。

In the Tanabata legend, the Cowherd (Altair) and the Weaver (Vega) can meet once a year.

牽けん牛ぎゅうはわし座ざのアルファ星せいである。

Altair is the alpha star of the constellation Aquila.