漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 29 strokesRadical
On
セイ・ショウ
Kun
ほし
Meaning
star

Origin

ORIGIN

日 (light) + 生 (sei, sound) → a sparkling star.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セイ星座・流星・衛星
ショウ明星
ほし星・黒星

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 星空ほしぞら

    starry sky

  • 流れ星ながれぼし

    shooting star

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

星が きれいです。

The stars are beautiful.

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