# 星 — Star

Frequency rank 807 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 忘 (Forget), less common than 更 (Renew).

- On’yomi: せい、しょう
- Kun’yomi: ほし
- Radical: 日 Sun (Kangxi 72)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

The sun (sun) sits on top and life (life) grows below — the sun gives life to everything growing beneath it, and those living things shine like stars in the night sky.

In words:

- 星 ほし — star
- 星座 せいざ — constellation
- 衛星 えいせい — satellite

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