張
ちょう
- Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) n astron arch
- counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc. suf ctr
Kanji
張
チョウ
は.る • -は.り • -ば.り
counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent)
Synonyms
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
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