Where does “巨蟹宮” come from?

巨蟹宮 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 宮, from Middle Chinese 宮.

巨蟹宮 (Japanese): Cancer

Definitions

  1. Cancer

Ancestry of “巨蟹宮”, step by step

巨蟹宮 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 宮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese宮the place where a god resides: a shrine; a temple...
2Middle Chinese宮—

via Japanese 蟹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蟹a crab
2Japanese殻shell, crust, chaff; husk, hull; cinders, ashes

via Japanese 巨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巨giant
Every word from Middle Chinese 宮 →Every word from Japanese 宮 →