鬼き宿しゅく

noun

Ghost constellation; one of the 28 Chinese lunar mansions

Abbreviation of 鬼宿星. In Chinese astronomy, it corresponds to the constellation Cancer. Sometimes read たまをのぼし or たまほめぼし.

See also: 鬼 · 魂讃め星 · 魂緒の星

• 鬼き宿しゅくは二に十じゅう八はっ宿しゅくの一ひとつで、西せい洋ようの蟹かに座ざにあたる。

  The Ghost constellation is one of the 28 lunar mansions, corresponding to the Western constellation Cancer.

noun

day of the ghost

Refers to a specific day in the traditional calendar, often associated with the compound 鬼宿日. Rare standalone use.

See also: 鬼宿日

• 暦こよみの上うえで鬼き宿しゅく日にちは婚こん礼れいを避さける日ひとされた。

  In the traditional calendar, the day of the ghost was considered a day to avoid weddings.