| 1076 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3347 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1931 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1007 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2067 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4085 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2072 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1732 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9981 | Morohashi |
| 3295 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1714 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1852 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 諸彦 【ショゲン】 many accomplished persons
- 俊彦 【シュンゲン】 gifted man, accomplished man
Kun reading compounds
- 彦 【ひこ】 boy
- 彦星 【ひこぼし】 Altair (star in the constellation Aquila), Alpha Aquilae
- 猿田彦 【さるたひこ】 Sarutahiko (deity)
- 長髄彦 【ながすねひこ】 Nagasunehiko, legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was subsequently killed by the deity Nigihayahi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よし、 こ、 ひろ、 やす
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- hombre bello
- muchacho
Portuguese
French
- bonhomme
- écho (phon.)
| 460 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 0022.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f66 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |