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Keyword
star
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1676
Readings
ほし
(49%)
せい
(40%)
ぼし
(9%)
Composed of
日
sun
生
life
Mnemonic

The sun is the source of all life in our star system. Without it we'd all be dead.

Used in kanji (3 in total)
醒
awakening
猩
orangutan
腥
bloody
Used in vocabulary (473 in total)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
starry sky
planet; dark horse
470 more...
Examples (62 in total)
The sky is full of stars.
Were there any stars in the sky?
There were a lot of stars visible in the sky.
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