きょ
せい
 

expression, Godan verb

  1. a great man dies, a great star falls.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょ
せい
 
巨星墜つ きょせいおつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gigantic, big, large
キョ おお か (7th, N2)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
ko
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)
crash, fall (down)
ツイ お.ちる (8th, N1)
regiment, party, company
タイ (4th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
consummate(遂) variant
to divide
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)