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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)
ε‡Άζ˜Ÿ きょうせい

star of bad omen

εŽŸε§‹ζƒ‘ζ˜Ÿη³»ε††η›€ γ’γ‚“γ—γ‚γγ›γ„γ‘γ„γˆγ‚“γ°γ‚“

protoplanetary disk

θ‘›ζ˜Ÿγ‚³γƒ³γ‚Ήγƒ†γƒ¬γƒΌγ‚·γƒ§γƒ³ γˆγ„γ›γ„γ‚³γƒ³γ‚Ήγƒ†γƒ¬γƒΌγ‚·γƒ§γƒ³

satellite constellation

δΉζ˜Ÿζ°—ε­¦ γγ‚…γ†γ›γ„γγŒγ

Onmyōdō astrology

δΉζ˜Ÿε γ„ きゅうせいうらγͺい

Onmyōdō astrology

θ‘›ζ˜Ÿζ”»ζ’ƒε…΅ε™¨ γˆγ„γ›γ„γ“γ†γ’γγΈγ„γ

anti-satellite weapon

ζΏ€ε€‰ζ˜Ÿ げきへんせい

cataclysmic variable

η™Ύζ­¦ε½—ζ˜Ÿ γ²γ‚ƒγγŸγ‘γ™γ„γ›γ„

Comet Hyakutake

ζ± θ°·γƒ»ι–’ε½—ζ˜Ÿ いけやせきすいせい

Comet Ikeya-Seki

γƒ˜γƒΌγƒ«γƒ»γƒœγƒƒγƒ—ε½—ζ˜Ÿ γƒ˜γƒΌγƒ«γƒœγƒƒγƒ—γ™γ„γ›γ„

Comet Hale-Bopp

ネγ‚ͺγƒ―γ‚€γ‚Ίε½—ζ˜Ÿ ネγ‚ͺワむズすいせい

Comet NEOWISE

ι¦–ζ˜Ÿ しゅせい

brightest star in a constellation

γƒ‡γƒΌγ‚ΏδΈ­ηΆ™θ‘›ζ˜Ÿ γƒ‡γƒΌγ‚Ώγ‘γ‚…γ†γ‘γ„γˆγ„γ›γ„

data relay satellite

星合 ほしあい

meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata)

ζƒ‘ζ˜Ÿη›΄εˆ— γ‚γγ›γ„γ‘γ‚‡γγ‚Œγ€

planetary alignment

ζ΅ζ˜Ÿδ½“ γ‚Šγ‚…γ†γ›γ„γŸγ„

meteoroid

ζƒ‘ζ˜ŸζŽ’ζŸ»ζ©Ÿ γ‚γγ›γ„γŸγ‚“γ•γ

planetary probe

ε‘¨ζœŸε½—ζ˜Ÿ しゅうきすいせい

periodic comet

ζƒ‘ζ˜ŸηΎθ±‘ わくせいげんしょう

celestial event

δΊΊε·₯ζƒ‘ζ˜Ÿ γ˜γ‚“γ“γ†γ‚γγ›γ„

artificial planet