双子座 – Gemini: The Western Zodiac in Japanese

The third astrological sign of the Zodiac is Gemini. This is the sign for people’s birthdays between around May 21 to June 21. Let’s take a look at what to call this sign in Japanese.

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What is Gemini in Japanese?

The word for Gemini in Japanese is 双子座ふたござ. We can split this word into 双子ふたご and 座ざ. First, 座 is a suffix added after the names of words in the zodiac or after constellations. 双子 is the Japanese word for twins or twin. You can use the word 双子 to refer then to both twins or only one in everyday Japanese.

牡牛座 – Taurus: The Western Zodiac in Japanese

双子座 is the common way to refer to Gemini in Japanese. However, There is also another word for Gemini in Japanese. 双児宮そうじきゅう. This is the more formal name for Gemini.

Resources

• 双児宮 – Wikipedia (Japanese)