乙女座 – Virgo: The Western Zodiac in Japanese

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dice showing the Astrological sign Virgo

If you were born between August 23 and September 22 then you are a Virgo. This is the sixth Astrological symbol of the Western Zodiac. Let’s take a look at what this symbol is called in Japanese.

What is Virgo in Japanese?

乙女座おとめざ is the word for Virgo in Japanese. We can split this word into 乙女おとめ and . First, 座 is a suffix added after the names of words in the zodiac or after constellations. 乙女 means a young maiden, virgin, or, unmarried woman depending on how you translate it.

乙女座 is the common way people refer to Virgo in Japanese. But, there is also a more formal word for the astrological sign in Japanese which is 処女宮しょじょきゅう and also means virgin.

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