Keyword
star
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1676
Readings
ほし
(49%)
せい
(40%)
ぼし
(9%)
Composed of
sun
life
Mnemonic

The sun is the source of all life in our star system. Without it we'd all be dead.

Used in kanji (4 in total)
awakening
orangutan
bloody
realize
Used in vocabulary (473 in total)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
bull's-eye; the mark
Examples (200 in total)
Your eyes are like stars.
This book is about stars.
This is a book about stars.