Medoru
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JLPT N2 SL2 9 strokes Frequency: #844

Meanings

Star, Spot, Dot, Mark

Radicals

ζ—₯

Decomposition

βΏ±ζ—₯η”Ÿ

Etymology

Pictophonetic: sun

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left
2 corner right-to-left
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
6 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
7 vertical right-to-left
8 horizontal bottom-to-top
9 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ショウ shou
γ‚»γ‚€ sei
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ほし hoshi

Words Using This Kanji

418 words total
Other (20 words)
火星人 γ‹γ›γ„γ˜γ‚“

Martian

ζ΅·ηŽ‹ζ˜Ÿ γ‹γ„γŠγ†γ›γ„

Neptune (planet)

巨星 きょせい

giant star

暁星 γŽγ‚‡γ†γ›γ„

morning star

ι‡‘ζ˜Ÿ きんせい

Venus (planet)

ζ’ζ˜Ÿ こうせい

star

δΈƒζ˜Ÿ しけせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

周ζ₯΅ζ˜Ÿ しゅうきょくせい

circumpolar star

ι‡ζ˜Ÿ γ˜γ‚…γ†γ›γ„

multiple star

ε‡Ίζ₯星 できぼし

upstart

ε°ζƒ‘ζ˜Ÿ しょうわくせい

asteroid

ζ–°ζ˜Ÿ しんせい

nova

δΊΊε·₯θ‘›ζ˜Ÿ γ˜γ‚“γ“γ†γˆγ„γ›γ„

artificial satellite

ε›³ζ˜Ÿγ«ε½“γŸγ‚‹ γšγΌγ—γ«γ‚γŸγ‚‹

to hit the bull's-eye

ε›³ζ˜Ÿγ‚’ζŒ‡γ™ γšγΌγ—γ‚’γ•γ™

to hit the nail on the head

水星 すいせい

Mercury (planet)

星 ほし

star (usu. excluding the Sun)

ζ˜ŸεΊ§ζŠ•ε½±ζ©Ÿ γ›γ„γ–γ¨γ†γˆγ„γ

planetarium (projector)

ζ˜Ÿι›² せいうん

nebula

火星 かせい

Mars (planet)

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