Memory phrase for the Kanji: 星
星
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Meaning
star
Pronunciation
SEI, SHŌ hoshi
Explanation
Top: sun 日, below: live 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life)
Mnemonic
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(Because they move in the night's sky:) Suns that are 'alive' are the stars.
Radicals
日
day, sun The radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
生
live Emphasis ノ and growing plant
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Vocabulary
星
ほし
star
3213
惑星
わくせい
planet
2625
衛星
えいせい
satellite
5296
明星
みょうじょう
Venus, morning star
7319
火星
かせい
Mars (planet)
4013
星座
せいざ
constellation
3214
星雲
せいうん
Galaxie, Sternennebel
8486
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