“Star” or “Little spots” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “星”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “星” means “Aim”, “Mark” or “Suspected person” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “星”
Jouyou Kanji “星” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 9 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | せい(sei) |
| しょう(shou) | |
| Kun-Yomi | ほし(hoshi) |
| Meanings | Star, Stars of night sky |
| Days, Time, Years | |
| Little spots, Scattered small spots | |
| Important person, Important rank person | |
| Aim, Mark | |
| A suspected person, An offender |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “星”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 星雲(せいうん-se i u n) | Nebula, Galaxy |
| 星河(せいか or せいが-se i ka (or) se i ga) | Milky Way |
| 星学(せいがく-se i ga ku) | Astronomy |
| 星座(せいざ-se i za) | Constellation, Zodiac signs |
| 星宿(せいしゅく-se i shu ku) | Constellation, Chinese star constellation |
| 星条旗(せいじょうき-se i jo u ki) | Stars and Stripes (US flag), The Star-Spangled Banner |
| 星辰(せいしん-se i shi n) | Celestial bodies, Constellation, Stars |
| 星図(せいず-se i zu) | Star map, Star chart, Celestial map |
| 星占(せいせん-se i se n) | Fortunetelling |
| 星霜(せいそう-se i so u) | Years |
| 星団(せいだん-se i da n) | Star cluster |
| 星斗(せいと-se i to) | ① Celestial bodies, Stars, ② Big Dipper, Milk Dipper |
| 星夜(せいや-se i ya) | Starry night, Starlight night |
| 星影(ほしかげ-ho shi ka ge) | Starlight |
| 星屑(ほしくず-ho shi ku zu) | Stardust, Multitude of stars |
| 星空(ほしぞら-ho shi zo ra) | Starlit sky, Starry heavens |
| 星月夜(ほしづきよ or ほしづくよ-ho shi du ki yo (or) ho shi du ku yo) | Starlight night, Starry night |
| 星取り表(ほしとりひょう-ho shi to ri hyo u) | Tournament score sheet showing sumo wrestlers’ number of victories and defeats with white and black dots |
| 星祭り(ほしまつり-ho shi ma tsu ri) | Star Festival (held in July or August), Tanabata |
| 星回り(ほしまわり-ho shi ma wa ri) | One’s star, One’s fortune or destiny |
| 星目(ほしめ-ho shi me) | An eye disease characterized by the appearance of miliary white spots on the conjunctiva or cornea, or the spots themselves |
| 星目(せいもく or ほしめ) | ① Nine principal points (on a go board), Star points, ② Nine-stone handicap (with black stones placed on the star points) |
| 星を戴く(ほしをいただく-ho shi wo i ta da ku) | Work hard from eary morning till night |
| 星を稼ぐ(ほしをかせぐ-ho shi wo ka se gu) | Have many wins |
| 星を指す(ほしをさす-ho shi wo sa su) | To hit the nail on the head, Hit the mark, To guess exactly right |
| 衛星(えいせい-e i se i) | Satellite, Secondary planet |
| 海王星(かいおうせい-ka i o u se i) | Neptune (planet) |
| 火星(かせい-ka se i) | Mars |
| 金星(きんせい-ki n se i) | Venus |
| 黒星(くろぼし-ku ro bo shi) | ① Black spot, Black dot, Bull’s-eye, ② Loss, Failure, Mistake, Faux pas, ③ Defeat mark, Mark indicating a defeat |
| 恒星(こうせい-ko u se i) | Star, Fixed star |
| 織女星(しょくじょせい-sho ku jo se i) | Vega (star in the constellation Lyra), Alpha Lyrae |
| 白星(しろぼし-shi ro bo shi) | ① White circle, White star, ② Victory mark |
| 水星(すいせい-su ui se i) | Mercury (planet) |
| 彗星(すいせい-su i se i) | Comet |
| 図星(ずぼし-zu bo shi) | Hit the mark, Hit the nail on the head, Guess right |
| 天王星(てんのうせい or てんおうせい-te n no u se i (or) te n o u se i) | Uranus |
| 土星(どせい-do se i) | Saturn |
| 流れ星(ながれぼし-na ga re bo shi) | Shooting star |
| 帚星(ほうきぼし-ho u ki bo shi) | Comet |
| 北斗七星(ほくとしちせい-ho ku to shi chi se i) | Great Dipper, Big Dipper |
| 冥王星(めいおうせい-me i o u se i) | Pluto |
| 木星(もくせい-mo ku se i) | Jupiter |
| 遊星(ゆうせい-yu u se i) | Planet |
| 流星(りゅうせい-ryu u se i) | Shooting star, Falling star, Meteor |
| 惑星(わくせい-wa ku se i) | Planet |
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