星 means “star”

ほし · hoshi

Also: spot, dot, mark

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ほし

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セイ, ショウ

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The story

Life is born from the sun: 日 sits atop 生, light giving birth to light. On clear nights in rural Japan, the 星空 (hoshizora, starry sky) stretches endlessly.

Used in 星空 (hoshizora, starry sky) and 火星 (kasei, Mars)

Words with 星

• 星空 (ほしぞら, hoshizora): starry sky

More from Weather & Sky

• 晴 clear weather
• 曇 cloudy
• 降 fall
• 暑 hot (weather)
• 寒 cold (weather)
• 温 warm
• 冷 cold
• 涼 cool
• 熱 heat
• 吹 blow
• 虹 rainbow
• 凍 freeze

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.