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Kanji 星: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 星: star, spot, dot, mark

Key takeaways

Kanji 星: star, spot, dot, mark. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

星
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Meaning

starspotdotmark

On reading

セイショウ

Kun reading

ほし-ぼし

Radical

日

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 星

star, spot, dot, mark

Kanji structure breakdown

星

Structure breakdown

日 + 生

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Stars are like suns (日) that are born (生) in the night sky. Think of them as living lights that possess their own energy and life, just like our sun.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セイ
  • 火星かせい

    Mars (planet)

  • 星座せいざ

    constellation

  • 惑星わくせい

    planet

  • 衛星えいせい

    satellite / artificial satellite

Kun reading

ほし
  • 星ほし

    star

Commonly used words

  • 火星
    かせい

    Mars (planet)

  • 星座
    せいざ

    constellation

  • 惑星
    わくせい

    planet

  • 衛星
    えいせい

    satellite / artificial satellite

  • 星
    ほし

    star

Example sentences

Example 1

火星には水があるかもしれない。

Translation

There might be water on Mars.

Example 2

火星探査機が新しい写真を送った。

Translation

The Mars probe sent new photos.

Example 3

冬の星座をよく見ます。

Translation

I often look at winter constellations.

Example 4

あの星座は何という名前ですか?

Translation

What is the name of that constellation?

Kanji 星: star, spot, dot, mark | Daily Nihongo