# 星 — star

星 means “star”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei). Kun'yomi: ほし (hoshi). You'll see it in words such as 星 (hoshi, “star; planet”).

- Meaning: star
- On'yomi: セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: ほし (hoshi)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 星

The sun (日) of another life (生): a star.

Sounds like 生: both read セイ.

Parts: 日 sun; day · 生 life; birth

## Words with 星

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 星 | ほし (hoshi) | star; planet |

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[候](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climate/) · [温](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm/) · [星](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/star/) · [晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/) · [雪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/snow/) · [雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [暖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm-weather/) · [氷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/)

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