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今日の漢字
Grade 2JLPT N2

star, spot, dot, mark

9 strokes · frequency rank #844

On
セイ、ショウ
Kun
ほし、-ぼし

Stroke order

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  9. 9

Common words

  1. えいせい(natural) satellite; moon1
    • The satellite is now in orbit.

    • The moon is the Earth's satellite.

    • The moon is a satellite of the earth.

  2. ほしstar (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body2
    • Last night, we watched the stars from the rooftop.

    • There was a big gold star on the door.

    • We cannot necessarily see the star with the naked eye.

  3. つうしんえいせいcommunication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS3
    • The rocket put a communications satellite into orbit.

  4. どせいSaturn (planet)4
  5. わくせいplanet5
    • Is there life on other planets?

    • The earth is a beautiful planet.

    • The earth is one of the planets.

  6. しんせいnova6
  7. せいざconstellation7
    • Ancient astronomers noticed constellations and gave them names.

  8. ほしぞらstarry sky8
    • There were times, at falling night, when he looked up with curiosity to the stars.

    • He looked up at the stars.

  9. もくせいJupiter (planet)9
    • The star which shines up there is Jupiter.

    • The Earth, Mars and Jupiter are planets.

    • Adrastea is one of the 39 satellites of Jupiter and is the second closest to Jupiter itself.

  10. かせいMars (planet)10
    • There is no sign of life on Mars.

    • Humans can't live on Mars.

    • The Earth, Mars and Jupiter are planets.

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