Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: the Pleiades

Kunyomi: すばる

Onyomi: コウ ボウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: sun, day

Examples

Onyomi Examples

スバル Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters

宿 ボウシュク Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters

Kunyomi Examples

すばる Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters

ぼうせい Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters

かんすばる Pleiades (esp. in winter)