玄武
げんぶ げんむ
- Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens) n
- seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens n astron
Kanji
玄
ゲン
くろ • くろ.い
mysterious; occultness; black; deep; profound
武
ブ • ム
たけ • たけ.し
warrior; military; chivalry; arms
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