Memory phrase for the character: 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
星雲 せいうん  Galaxie, Sternennebel

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