JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 星: "star, spot, dot"
The kanji 星 means "star, spot, dot, mark". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read セイ, ショウ in on'yomi and ほし, -ぼし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほし-ぼし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | star, spot, dot, mark |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 844 of 2,501 |
Common words with 星
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 星star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body · star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk
- 図星bull's-eye; the mark
- 星空starry sky
- 星Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) · Singapore
- 惑星planet · dark horse; surprise contender
- 流星meteor; shooting star; falling star
- 星々stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
- 衛星(natural) satellite; moon · (artificial) satellite
- 星座constellation · astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
- 目星objective; aim; mark
- 流れ星shooting star; falling star; meteor · blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
- 火星Mars (planet)
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