Word Meaning 北斗七星

ほくとしちせい hokutoshichisei

北斗七星 is read as ほくとしちせい (hokutoshichisei) and means the Big Dipper (asterism).

Meaning

English

the Big Dipper (asterism)
the Plough
the Plow

Reading

Kana

ほくとしちせい

Romaji

hokutoshichisei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

北斗星

ほくとせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

北十字星

きたじゅうじせい

Northern Cross (asterism)

北極星

ほっきょくせい

Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor)

北斗

ほくと

the Big Dipper (asterism)

北斗の拳

ほくとのけん

Fist of the North Star (manga series and media franchise; written by Buronson and illustrated by Hara Tetsuo)

南斗六星

なんとろくせい

Milk Dipper

北星学園大学

ほくせいがくえんだいがく

Hokusei Gakuen University

北星学園短期大学

ほくせいがくえんたんきだいがく

Hokusei Gakuen Junior College

七星

しちせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

七つ星

ななつぼし

family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles)

七つの星

ななつのほし

Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

七曜星

しちようせい

the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)

Example Sentences

夜空に北斗七星が輝いている。

よぞらにほくとしちせいがかがやいている。

The Big Dipper is shining in the night sky.