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星 = 生 + 日
星 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “star”. It is built from 生 (life) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1676. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- star
- RTK frame
- 1676
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セイ, ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ほし, -ぼし
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- звезда
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 星 a star
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 星
How to find 星 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “life” + “day”. 星 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 星 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.