Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: star, spot, dot, mark
Kunyomi: ほし -ぼし
Onyomi: セイ ショウ
Composition: 日 生
Radical: 日
Reading: ひ
Meaning: sun, day
Strokes: 4
星座(せいざ) constellation
星雲(せいうん) nebula, galaxy
惑星(わくせい) planet
衛星(えいせい) satellite
火星(かせい) Mars
一等星(いっとうせい) first-magnitude star
北極星(ほっきょくせい) Polaris, north star
明星(みょうじょう) morning star, Venus, Lucifer
星(ほし) star
星占い(ほしうらない) astrology, horoscope
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
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
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: star, spot, dot, mark
Kunyomi: ほし -ぼし
Onyomi: セイ ショウ
Composition: 日 生
Radical: 日
Reading: ひ
Meaning: sun, day
Strokes: 4
星座(せいざ) constellation
星雲(せいうん) nebula, galaxy
惑星(わくせい) planet
衛星(えいせい) satellite
火星(かせい) Mars
一等星(いっとうせい) first-magnitude star
北極星(ほっきょくせい) Polaris, north star
明星(みょうじょう) morning star, Venus, Lucifer
星(ほし) star
星占い(ほしうらない) astrology, horoscope
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
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