9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2

star, spot, dot, mark

Kun'yomi
  • star (usu. not including the Sun) ②star (glyph, symbol, shape) ③star (actor, player, etc.) ④small dot
  • -ぼし
On'yomi
  • セイ
    Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ②Singapore
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ほし-ぼし 68.1%
セイ 31.5%
ショウ 0.4%

Character Breakdown

star, spot, dot
ほし セイ ショウ (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

star (usu. not including the Sun) ②star (glyph, symbol, shape) ③star (actor, player, etc.) ④small dot
person from (the planet of)
shooting star ②blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
the first star to appear in the evening
(countless) stars in the night sky ②stardust
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References

Unicode hex code 661F
JIS X 0208 1-32-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2121
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2452
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2435
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3089
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1577
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2156
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1556
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1676
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 877
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 946
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 838
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13837
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 154
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 730
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 743
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 264
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 599
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 171
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 181
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 463
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 973
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1570
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c5.7
Four corner code 6010.4
De Roo Code 3872