Keyword
star
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1676
Readings
ほし
(49%)
せい
(40%)
ぼし
(9%)
Composed of
sun
life
Mnemonic

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

Used in kanji (4 in total)
awakening
orangutan
bloody
realize
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)
bull's-eye; the mark
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
planet; dark horse
meteor; shooting star; falling star
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
objective; aim; mark
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
Mars (planet)
person from (the planet of)
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
alien (from another planet)
meteor swarm; meteor shower
Jupiter (planet)
to die; (lit.) to become a star
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
star shape; pentagram
Venus (planet)
star system
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
nebula; galaxy
years; time
Saturn (planet)
the first star to appear in the evening
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
celestial bodies; stars
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
star shape; pentagram
interstellar
to figure out; to get an idea
nova; new face; new star
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
astrology; horoscope
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
glittering stars
Mercury (planet)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Pluto (dwarf planet)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
white circle; white star; victory mark
homeworld; home planet; mother planet
(mark indicating) a win
surprise victory; upset; coup
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
first magnitude star
different planet; another planet
man overly interested in women's breasts
star of bad omen
star world (SF term)
star map; star chart
giant star; great person; giant; superstar
real culprit
satellite city; satellite town
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
star; asterisk
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
binary star
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
Stars and Stripes (US flag); Star-Spangled Banner (US anthem)
primary star
bead or front sight of a firearm
five stars (rating)
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
satellite communication
to figure out; to get an idea
one star (rating); evening star; morning star
amphiaster; diaster; double star; visual double
constellation; (arch.) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
star of fate; a zodiac
satellite in geosynchronous orbit
star cluster
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
morning star; Venus; rarity
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
planetary exploration
one's star; one's fortune or destiny
two stars (rating)
nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
starry night; starlight night
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
terrestrial planet; telluric planet; rocky planet
five stars (rating)
to become famous overnight; to burst into fame
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Pleiades star cluster
four stars (rating)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
artificial planet; man-made planet
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
five stars (rating)
double star; visual double
reconnaissance satellite
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
two stars (rating)
interplanetary cruise; planetary travel
one star (rating)
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
first magnitude star
four stars (rating)
planetary system; star system
satellite country
star in the sky on a spring night
upstart; mushroom millionaire
second magnitude star
peanut worm (any worm of phylum Sipuncula)
spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
two stars (rating)
Star of David; Magen David
planetary alignment; syzygy
spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
occultation (by the Moon)
planetary gear; planetary wheel
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
astronomical chart; star chart
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
companion star
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
meteor; falling star
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Milky Way
one star (rating)
Barnard's Star (star in the constellation Ophiuchus)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
third magnitude star
rocky planet; terrestrial planet
Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius
first star of the Big Dipper; (arch.) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)
pipewort (Eriocaulon cinereum)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
gas giant (Jupiter, Saturn); giant planet (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune); Jovian planet
exoplanet; extrasolar planet
Mars lander; Mars rover; Mars probe
major planet; giant planet; Jovian planet
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars
glittering stars
main sequence star; main sequence stars
live satellite transmission; live coverage via satellite
Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer
a great man dies; (lit.) a great star falls
mark indicating a defeat
starry sky
constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions")
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars
second star of the evening
Saturn (planet)
man overly interested in women's breasts
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
star seen on a rainy night; (fig.) rare occurrence; (fig.) rare sight
interstellar gas
asterism; (arch.) lining up (like a row of stars)
interstellar cloud
celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
Chinese "root" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Galilean moons (four largest moons of Jupiter); Galilean satellites
star catalog; star catalogue
the nebular hypothesis
Saturn (planet)
Saturn (planet)
the southern polar stars
Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis; Alpha Ori; (lit.) Heike star
four stars (rating)
asterism (gemmology); optical star pattern in polished gemstones; starlight
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
Hoshikawa Station
second magnitude star
stellar oscillation; starquake
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
Hoshigaoka Station (Nagoya)
Alcor; the Little Horseman star
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
third magnitude star
meteor; shooting star
star polygon; stellated polygon
sipunculan (any worm of phylum Sipuncula); sipunculid
constellation; (arch.) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Pleiades star cluster
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
Star of David; Magen David
occultation (by the Moon)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
the nine principal points in a game of go
Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dwarf star
starspotted smooth-hound (species of hound shark, Mustelus manazo)
Galilean moons (four largest moons of Jupiter); Galilean satellites
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)
spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, species of Indo-Pacific scat which occurs in green and red morphs); green scat; red scat
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)
Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
meteor; shooting star
meteor; shooting star
meteor; shooting star
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
multiple star
Onmyōdō astrologist
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to hit the bull's-eye
aster (cell biology)
multiple star
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
Ptolemaic constellations
starry toado (pufferfish, Arothron firmamentum)
many months and years
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
Chinese "winnowing basket" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (natural) satellite; moon
Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (natural) satellite; moon
star catalog; star catalogue
Ptolemaic constellations
brittle star (any starfish-like echinoderm of the order Ophiuroidea); brittlestar; Ophioplocus japonicus (species of brittlestar)
Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Neck" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Chariot" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Bond" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dapple gray (horse coat color); dapple grey
the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first
interstellar dust
manned satellite; manned orbiter
90th birthday
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
nuclear-powered satellite
Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis; Beta Ori; (lit.) Genji star
Gymnosporangium rust (plant infection)
starship; interstellar spacecraft
regular star polygon; stellated regular polygon
Northern Cross (asterism)
companion star
compact star; compact object
going to Singapore
terrestrial planet; rocky planet
bloc party; satellite party
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
biosatellite; satellite designed to carry life in space
satellite navigational system (e.g. GPS)
stellar seismology; asteroseismology; astroseismology
Five-starred Red Flag; flag of China
cataclysmic variable; cataclysmic variable star; CV
brightest star in a constellation; Alpha
short-period comet; periodic comet
star map; star chart
redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)
Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
common starling; European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
garden springtail (Bourletiella hortensis)
tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris); tiger cowry
Prunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach)
zygnema; any freshwater filamentous thalloid algae of genus Zygnema
white-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus)
Examples (200 in total)
Your eyes are like stars.
This book is about stars.
This is a book about stars.