星
dot, mark, spot, star
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
9 / 9
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:9
JLPT:2
Frequency:844
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 七星 | シチショウ | the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow |
| 天南星 | テンナンショウ | jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema) |
| 天南星 | テンナンショウ | jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema) |
| 客星 | キャクショウ | celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet) |
セイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衛星 | エイセイ | (natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite |
| 火星 | カセイ | Mars (planet) |
| 小惑星 | ショウワクセイ | asteroid |
| 新星 | シンセイ | nova; new face; new star |
| 人工衛星 | ジンコウエイセイ | artificial satellite; man-made satellite |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黒星 | くろぼし | black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure; mistake; faux pas |
| 星 | ほし | star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body; star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot; fleck; bullseye; perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect; one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune; point; score; star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi; (pyrotechnic) star |
| 星 | ホシ | star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body; star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot; fleck; bullseye; perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect; one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune; point; score; star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi; (pyrotechnic) star |
| 星空 | ほしぞら | starry sky |
| 金星 | きんぼし | dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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emperor
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里
league, parent's home, ri, village
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時
hour, time
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睡
die, drowsy, sleep
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昇
rise up
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昨
previous, yesterday
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畔
levee, paddy ridge
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軒
counter for houses, eaves, flats
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暁
dawn, daybreak, in the event
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塁
base(ball), bases, fort, rampart, walls
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