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

(Because they move in the night's sky:) Suns that are 'alive' are the stars.

Radicals

日 day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
生 liveEmphasis ノ and growing plant
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Vocabulary

 星  ほし  star
 惑星  わくせい  planet
 衛星  えいせい  satellite
 明星  みょうじょう  Venus, morning star
 火星  かせい  Mars (planet)
 星座  せいざ  constellation

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