日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsstar, spot, dot, mark
On'yomiセイ、ショウ
Kun'yomiほし、-ぼし
Strokes9
Radical

Compounds

  • (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite

  • star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape)

  • constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign

  • astrology, horoscope

Example sentences

  • Images taken by the JAXA Earth observation satellite, 'Daichi'.

  • A burning meteoroid produces a meteor.

  • Planets move around a fixed star.

  • Although astrology has no scientific basis, it's very popular and it seems that many people believe in it.

  • The planets revolve around the sun.

  • A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting glaciers.

  • The smaller planets hovering around the planet Jupiter reminded him of the guards surrounding a king when he walked outdoors, and Kepler called them satellites.

  • When he opens a magazine, he will usually read his horoscope first.