264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宝飾 【ホウショク】 jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
- 宝庫 【ホウコ】 treasury, treasure house, storehouse, repository, treasure trove, rich source (of)
- 人間国宝 【ニンゲンコクホウ】 living national treasure
- 至宝 【シホウ】 greatest treasure, most valuable asset, pride (of)
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
- 宝くじ 【たからくじ】 lottery, lottery ticket
- お宝 【おたから】 treasure, precious article, valuable possession, thing one treasures, picture of a treasure ship, money, cash
- 正直は一生の宝 【しょうじきはいっしょうのたから】 honesty is the best policy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- tesoro
- bienes de valor
Portuguese
- tesouro
- riqueza
- valores
French
- trésor
- richesses
- objets de valeur
983 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
971 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
661 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1293 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
981 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
465 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
676 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
296 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
296 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
576 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
474 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
263 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7122 | Morohashi |
2224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
257 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
273 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
874 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
772 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3010.3 | Four corner code |
1-42-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
1787 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貝 【バイ】 Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell, spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
- 貝貨 【バイカ】 shell money
- 越虫貝 【エッチュウバイ】 finely-striate buccinum (species of whelk, Buccinum striatissimum)
- 蝦夷貝 【エゾバイ】 Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)
Kun reading compounds
- 貝 【かい】 shellfish, seashell, shell
- 貝殻 【かいがら】 seashell, shell
- 魚介 【ぎょかい】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- パウア貝 【パウアかい】 paua (edible New Zealand abalone; species Haliotis iris, H. australis, H. virginea)
Readings
- Korean:
- pae
Spanish
- concha
Portuguese
- Marisco
- conchas
French
- coquillage
169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
90 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4486 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
44 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
917 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
498 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
240 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
719 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1720 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
54 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36656 | Morohashi |
2543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5766 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
54 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
56 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
70 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3961 | 2001 Kanji |
7b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
6080.0 | Four corner code |
1-19-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c9d | Unicode hex code |