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Kanji Grade 2 - 星

Kanji character Grade 2 星. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 星
About
star, spot, dot, mark
Kun: ほし、 -ぼし
On: セイ、 ショウ
9 strokes
Radical: sun, day 日
Parts: 日 生
 
Onyomi
星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
 
Kunyomi
星 【ほし】 star (usu. not including the Sun), planet (usu. not including Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), star (actor, player, etc.), small dot, spot, fleck, star point (in go), hoshi, intersection marked with a dot, perp, perpetrator, mark, offender, suspect, bullseye, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score
星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent