Word Meaning 源氏星

げんじぼし genjiboshi

源氏星 is read as げんじぼし (genjiboshi) and means Rigel (star in the constellation Orion).

Meaning

English

Rigel (star in the constellation Orion)
Beta Orionis
Beta Ori
Genji star

Reading

Kana

げんじぼし

Romaji

genjiboshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 56160 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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源氏

げんじ

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)

源氏名

げんじな

"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha

源氏物語

げんじものがたり

The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

源氏パイ

げんじぱい

Genji Pie (palmier made by Sanritsu Confectionery)

源氏香

げんじこう

Genjiko

源氏絵

げんじえ

genji-e

源氏豆

げんじまめ

sugar-coated soybeans

源

みなもと

source (of a river)

源流

げんりゅう

origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

源泉

げんせん

source (of a spring, etc.)

源平

げんぺい

Genji and Heike clans

源平時代

げんぺいじだい

Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)