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おおいぬ座
Hiragana
おおいぬざ
Kanji
大犬座
Proper noun
Japanese Meaning
おおいぬ座は、全天で最も明るい恒星シリウスを含む星座。シリウスのほか、多数の恒星や星雲を含む。 / 黄道12星座ではないが、冬の星座の代表格として知られ、オリオン座の南東に位置する。 / ラテン語名は Canis Major（大いぬ）で、西洋では大犬に見立てられている星座。
Easy Japanese Meaning
そらにあるいぬのかたちにみえるほしのあつまりのなまえです。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
大犬座
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
大犬座
Korean Meaning
큰개자리 / 시리우스를 포함한 남쪽 하늘의 별자리
Indonesian
rasi bintang Anjing Besar / Canis Major (rasi bintang)
Vietnamese Meaning
chòm sao Đại Khuyển / Đại Khuyển (chòm sao)
Tagalog Meaning
konstelasyong Malaking Aso (Canis Major) / pangalan sa Hapones ng konstelasyong Canis Major
Sense（1）
(astronomy) Canis Major
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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おおいぬ座
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Canis Major is one of the brightest constellations in the winter night sky.
Canis Major is one of the brightest constellations in the winter night sky.
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おおいぬ座は、冬の夜空で最も明るく輝く星座の一つです。
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