朱雀
すざく すじゃく しゅじゃく
- Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens) n
- seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens n astron
Kanji
朱
シュ
あけ
vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody
雀
ジャク • ジャン • サク • シャク
すずめ
sparrow
Synonyms
四神
しじん
- four gods said to rule over the four directions n
- (in China) four gods said to rule over the four seasons n
二十八宿
にじゅうはっしゅく
- twenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions) n