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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