漢字城 Kanji Fortress

星 star

On'yomi
セイ、ショウ
Kun'yomi
ほし
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
星 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A sun that is born high above at night — a tiny sun giving birth to itself in the dark: a star.

A common word

  • 星 ほし star

Example sentences

  • こんやはほしがよくみえます。

    You can see the stars well tonight.

  • やまのうえでほしをみながらはなしました。

    We talked while looking at the stars on top of the mountain.

Kanji that share a part

日 is its radical. 78 kanji share it in all.

生 is a component.

  • 産 produce
  • 性 sex N3
  • 姓 surname N2
  • 牲 animal Sacrifice N1
  • 隆 hump N1
  • 笙 a Reed Instrument N1
  • 甥 nephew N1