Keyword
star
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1676
Readings
ほし
(50%)
せい
(39%)
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)
alien (from another planet)
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
meteor swarm; meteor shower
Jupiter (planet)
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
to die; (lit.) to become a star
star shape; pentagram
Venus (planet)
star system
nebula; galaxy
years; time
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
Saturn (planet)
the first star to appear in the evening
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
celestial bodies; stars
star shape; pentagram
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
interstellar
to figure out; to get an idea
nova; new face; new star
glittering stars
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)
Mercury (planet)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Pluto (dwarf planet)
surprise victory; upset; coup
(mark indicating) a win
white circle; white star; victory mark
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
homeworld; home planet; mother planet
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
first magnitude star
different planet; another planet
star of bad omen
star map; star chart
man overly interested in women's breasts
real culprit
star world (SF term)
giant star; great person; giant; superstar
satellite city; satellite town
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
binary star
star; asterisk
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
bead or front sight of a firearm
five stars (rating)
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
Stars and Stripes (US flag); Star-Spangled Banner (US anthem)
primary star
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
satellite communication
to figure out; to get an idea
star cluster
one star (rating); evening star; morning star
star of fate; a zodiac
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)
satellite in geosynchronous orbit
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
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
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
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
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation
terrestrial planet; telluric planet; rocky planet
to become famous overnight; to burst into fame
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Pleiades star cluster
five stars (rating)
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
second magnitude star
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
five stars (rating)
double star; visual double
planetary system; star system
reconnaissance satellite
occultation (by the Moon)
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)
satellite country
upstart; mushroom millionaire
star in the sky on a spring night
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)
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
pipewort (Eriocaulon cinereum)
Milky Way
one star (rating)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Barnard's Star (star in the constellation Ophiuchus)
Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius
third magnitude star
rocky planet; terrestrial planet
first star of the Big Dipper; (arch.) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)
counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament
exoplanet; extrasolar planet
gas giant (Jupiter, Saturn); giant planet (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune); Jovian planet
Mars lander; Mars rover; Mars probe
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
glittering stars
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars
major planet; giant planet; Jovian planet
main sequence star; main sequence stars
live satellite transmission; live coverage via satellite
mark indicating a defeat
starry sky
second star of the evening
Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer
a great man dies; (lit.) a great star falls
constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions")
man overly interested in women's breasts
Saturn (planet)
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
interstellar gas
star seen on a rainy night; (fig.) rare occurrence; (fig.) rare sight
Galilean moons (four largest moons of Jupiter); Galilean satellites
asterism; (arch.) lining up (like a row of stars)
interstellar cloud
Chinese "root" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
Saturn (planet)
the southern polar stars
Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis; Alpha Ori; (lit.) Heike star
the nebular hypothesis
star catalog; star catalogue
Saturn (planet)
multiple star
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
asterism (gemmology); optical star pattern in polished gemstones; starlight
star polygon; stellated polygon
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
Alcor; the Little Horseman star
third magnitude star
Hoshikawa Station
Hoshigaoka Station (Nagoya)
four stars (rating)
meteor; shooting star
sipunculan (any worm of phylum Sipuncula); sipunculid
stellar oscillation; starquake
second magnitude star
constellation; (arch.) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dwarf star
Pleiades star cluster
occultation (by the Moon)
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
Star of David; Magen David
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)
starspotted smooth-hound (species of hound shark, Mustelus manazo)
Galilean moons (four largest moons of Jupiter); Galilean satellites
star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
meteor; shooting star
meteor; shooting star
meteor; shooting star
Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
brittle star (any starfish-like echinoderm of the order Ophiuroidea); brittlestar; Ophioplocus japonicus (species of brittlestar)
spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, species of Indo-Pacific scat which occurs in green and red morphs); green scat; red scat
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
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
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.