also: すじゃく · しゅじゃく
noun
Vermilion Bird; Suzaku
In Chinese mythology and Japanese onmyōdō, one of the Four Symbols (四神), a guardian deity of the south, associated with fire and summer.
See also: 四神
朱雀は四神の一つで、南の方角を守護する。
Suzaku is one of the Four Symbols and guards the southern direction.
noun
seven mansions of the southern heavens
In traditional Chinese astronomy, the seven constellations (二十八宿) that make up the southern quarter of the sky, grouped under the Vermilion Bird.
See also: 二十八宿
朱雀に属する七つの宿は、井宿から軫宿までである。
The seven mansions belonging to Suzaku range from the Well mansion to the Chariot mansion.
Alternate reading; less common than すざく.
From Chinese 朱雀 (Zhūquè), literally 'vermilion sparrow' or 'vermilion bird'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is deeply rooted in Chinese mythology and astronomy.