星 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 星 意味

star, spot, dot, mark

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星 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ほし hoshi
-ぼし -boshi

KUNYOMI　訓読み

セイ sei
ショウ shou

Examples

昨夜、屋上から星を観察した。

Last night, we watched the stars from the rooftop.

その星は必ずしも肉眼で見えるわけではない。

We cannot necessarily see the star with the naked eye.

星に願いを。

Let me wish upon a shooting star.

星が出てきた。

The stars came out.

星が輝いていた。

The stars twinkled.

星が輝いている。

The stars are bright.

空は星で一杯だ。

The sky is full of stars.

星が見えはじめた。

The stars were beginning to appear.

空に星は出ていた？

Were there any stars in the sky?

昼間は星は見えない。

No stars are to be seen in the daytime.

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永 eternity, long, lengthy

著 renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work

誌 document, records

庫 warehouse, storehouse

刊 publish, carve, engrave