Info on the Kanji 星

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What is this? "星"

Meaning(s)

star, spot, dot, mark

Reading(s)

onyomi SEI, SHOU
kunyomi hoshi

Other

stroke count 9
grade 2
jlpt level N2
Example words with 星
WordMeaning
ほし
hoshi
chinese "star" constellation / singapore
かせい
kasei
mars
かいせい
kaisei
starfish / asteroid / sea star / northern pacific seastar
きゃくほし
kyaku hoshi
celestial body seen only for a short time
きょせい
kyosei
giant star / great man / big-shot / superstar
きんせい
kinsei
venus
こんほし
kon hoshi
meteor / shooting star
としほし
toshi hoshi
jupiter
しちほし
shichi hoshi
the big dipper / the plough / the plow
じゅうほし
juu hoshi
multiple star
宿やどほし
yado hoshi
star of fate / a zodiac
じゅんほし
jun hoshi
quasar / qso
しょうほし
shou hoshi
commander
しょうほし
shou hoshi
bead or front sight of a firearm
しんせい
shinsei
nova / new face / new star
すいせい
suisei
mercury
ほしじるし
hoshijirushi
star / asterisk
せいうん
seiun
nebula / galaxy
ほしかわ
hoshi kawa
milky way
ほしかい
hoshi kai
star world
ほしがく
hoshi gaku
astronomy
ほしかん
hoshi kan
constellation
ほしかん
hoshi kan
interstellar
ほしぞら
hoshizora
starry sky
ほしぐん
hoshi gun
asterism
ほしがた
hoshigata
star shape / pentagram
ほしかたち
hoshi katachi
star shape / pentagram
ほしがつ
hoshi gatsu
star
せいざ
seiza
constellation / star sign / zodiac sign
宿ほしやど
hoshi yado
constellation / mansion / chinese "star" constellation
ほししょく
hoshi shoku
occultation
せいじん
seijin
person from
せいず
seizu
star map
ほしほし
hoshi hoshi
stars / the stars and planets / celestial bodies
ほしいし
hoshi ishi
meteorite
ほしくさ
hoshi kusa
pipewort
せいだん
seidan
star cluster
ほしむし
hoshi mushi
peanut worm
ほしおもて
hoshi omote
star catalog / star catalogue
ほしめ
hoshi me
game board for go arranged such that the weaker player has a handicap stone placed on each of the nine star points. / nine-stone handicap game
ほしよる
hoshi yoru
starry night / starlight night
あおほし
ao hoshi
sirius / alpha canis majoris / the dog star
そうほし
sou hoshi
amphiaster / diaster
そうほし
sou hoshi
wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament
わたりほし
watari hoshi
going to singapore / moving to singapore
どせい
dosei
saturn
しろぼし
shiroboshi
white circle / white star / victory mark
ふくほし
fuku hoshi
multiple star
ほんほし
hon hoshi
real culprit
みょうじょう
myoujou
morning star / venus / lucifer / preeminent person / star
もくせい
mokusei
jupiter
めぼし
meboshi
objective / aim / mark
ゆうせい
yuusei
wandering star / planet
りゅうせい
ryuusei
meteor / falling star
れんせい
rensei
binary star
おほしさま
o hoshisama
star
すいすいほし
sui hoshi
comet
ともともほし
tomo hoshi
chinese "root" constellation
わいわいほし
wai hoshi
dwarf star
一つひとつほし
hitotsu hoshi
evening star / morning star
一等いっとうせい
ittousei
first-magnitude star
一番いちばんほし
ichiban hoshi
the first star to appear in the evening
雨降あめこうほし
ame kou hoshi
chinese "net" constellation
かせいじん
kaseijin
martian
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Example Sentences with 星
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