部
Components
星 means 'star'
Common readings
On
セイ ショウ
Additional readings
Kun -ぼし
Components
My Kanji mastery
My flashcards
Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 星 is used 9 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 星 is used 337 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
Note: kanji quick view shows the most useful word for each reading which is also the most common variant, and in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese. Words shown here draw from all words in Japanese and include less common forms.
セイ
: 236 words
FIND ALL
TEST
ショウ
(read as じょう)
: 4 words
FIND ALL
2. preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
(click the word for examples and links)
4
TEST
ショウ
: 1 word
FIND ALL
noun
jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
TEST
ほし
: 45 words
FIND ALL
noun
1. star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon)2. offender; perpetrator (police slang; slang)
(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings, examples and links)
4
3
TEST
ほし
(read as ぼし)
: 51 words
FIND ALL
noun
1. dazzling victory2. win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion (sumo term)
(click the word for examples and links)
5
TEST
More information
Additional data
Cascading kanji view
セイ ショウ life なま raw いかす to enliven いきる to live いける to arrange flowers うまれる to be born うむ to give birth to き pure, undiluted おう to grow, to sprout はえる to grow, to sprout はやす to grow, cultivate
1
Problem with this kanji? Question or comment? Please CONTACT US.