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Kanji for Star
The kanji for “star” is 星, read sei and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
star
A star shining in the night sky; a guiding light.
9 strokes On reading セイ、ショウ (sei, shou) Kun reading ほし、ぼし (hoshi, boshi) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: star, spot, dot, mark
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shou, se, sei, hoshi
In Japan it appears in about 798 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 星: Sage 星慈 · Zenia 星新安 · Thalia 星里安 · Marcell 真星瑠 · Mercedes 真星知寿 · Rosetta 路星楽 · Sean 星 · Shawn 星 · Chau 星 · Shaun 星 · Zelda 星瑠舵 · Russel 良星瑠 and 7 more
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