9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2
star, spot, dot, mark
Kun'yomi
ほ し star (usu. excluding the Sun) ②star (glyph, symbol, shape) ③star (actor, player, etc.) ④dot -ぼし
On'yomi
セイ Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ②Singapore ショウ
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 661F |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-32-17 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2121 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2452 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2435 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3089 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1577 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2156 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1556 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1676 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 877 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 946 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 838 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 13837 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 154 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 730 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 743 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 264 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 599 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 171 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 181 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 463 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 973 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1570 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4c5.7 |
| Four corner code | 6010.4 |
| De Roo Code | 3872 |