九星
きゅうせい
- nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope n
Kanji
九
キュウ • ク
ここの • ここの.つ
nine
星
セイ • ショウ
ほし • -ぼし
star; spot; dot; mark
Synonyms
陰陽道
おんみょうどう おんようどう
- Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements n
一白
いっぱく
- first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north) n
- white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch n
- surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white n
二黒
じこく
- second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest) n
三碧
さんぺき
- third of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and east) n
四緑
しろく
- fourth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and south-east) n
五黄
ごおう
- fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central) n
六白
ろっぱく
- sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west) n
七赤
しちせき
- seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west) n
八白
はっぱく
- eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east) n
九紫
きゅうし
- ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south) n