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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)
γƒšγƒ«γ‚»γ‚¦γ‚ΉεΊ§ζ΅ζ˜ŸηΎ€ γƒšγƒ«γ‚»γ‚¦γ‚Ήγ–γ‚Šγ‚…γ†γ›γ„γγ‚“

Perseids

ζΊ–ζƒ‘ζ˜Ÿ γ˜γ‚…γ‚“γ‚γγ›γ„

dwarf planet

ζ·»γ„ζ˜Ÿ そいぼし

Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

ζ’ζ˜Ÿζœˆ こうせいげ぀

sidereal month

ζ’ζ˜Ÿε€© こうせいてん

sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)

ζ’ζ˜Ÿζ™‚ γ“γ†γ›γ„γ˜

sidereal time

星葨 せいひょう

star catalog

ζ’ζ˜Ÿη³» こうせいけい

star system

ζ’ζ˜Ÿζ—₯ γ“γ†γ›γ„γ˜γ€

sidereal day

ζ’ζ˜Ÿθ‘¨ こうせいひょう

star catalog

ι»„ζ˜Ÿε††θ·³θ™« きぼしまるとびむし

garden springtail (Bourletiella hortensis)

γƒˆγƒ¬γƒŸγƒΌζ˜ŸεΊ§ γƒˆγƒ¬γƒŸγƒΌγ›γ„γ–

Ptolemaic constellations

ι›¨ι™γ‚Šζ˜Ÿ γ‚γ‚γ΅γ‚ŠγΌγ—

Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

γ¬γ‚Šγ“ζ˜Ÿ γ¬γ‚Šγ“γΌγ—

Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

γͺγΎγ‚ζ˜Ÿ γͺまめぼし

Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

η¨²θ¦‹ζ˜Ÿ いγͺみぼし

Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

γƒ—γƒ¬γ‚’γƒ‡γ‚Ήζ˜Ÿε›£ プレをデスせいだん

Pleiades star cluster

γ‘γ‚Šγ“ζ˜Ÿ γ‘γ‚Šγ“γΌγ—

Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

γ‘γ‘γ‚Šζ˜Ÿ γ‘γ‘γ‚ŠγΌγ—

Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

火星 かせい

Mars (planet)