Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 星


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Meaning

star

Pronunciation

SEI, SHŌ
hoshi

Explanation

Top: sun , below: live (The twig at the growing plant stands for life)

Mnemonic

(Because they move in the night's sky:) Suns that are 'alive' are the stars.

Radicals

day, sun(The radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.)
live(Emphasis and growing plant )
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Vocabulary

ほし star
惑星 わくせい planet
衛星 えいせい satellite
明星 みょうじょう Venus, morning star
火星 かせい Mars (planet)
星座 せいざ constellation

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