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1. Star
2. Lucky Star
3. Jupiter
5. Mercury
6. Nova
7. Saturn
8. Seiseki
11. Five Star
14. Planet Venus
15. Pluto
16. Star Lotus
17. Star Man
18. Sun Moon Stars
19. Uranus
星 is how “star” is written in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.
Thousands of years ago, when this character was first developed, there was the belief that you could see remnants of stars in everything. In fact, some early Chinese men of science suggested that all living things came from “stardust” or cosmic debris. This could explain why the upper portion of this character means “sun” (a star itself) and the lower portion means “birth” or “life.”
Oddly enough, modern-day scientists suggest that we are all made up of cosmic dust. Seems they were getting it right in China at a time when the western world thought the Earth was flat and the Church was claiming that the sun and all cosmic bodies revolved around the Earth.
木星 is the planet Jupiter in Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The literal meaning is “wood star.”
This can also be a given name Mokusei or the surname Kiboshi in Japanese.
火星 is the Japanese Kanji, old Korean Hanja, and Chinese title for the planet Mars.
The characters literally mean “fire star” or “spark.”
水星 is the title for the planet Mercury in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The literal meaning is “water star.” This title has been used to refer to Mercury in much of Asia for the past 2200 years or longer.
土星 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for the planet Saturn.
The literal meaning of these characters is “earth star.” The earth character is one of the five elements of Chinese culture. This earth character regards soil or dirt, not the planet Earth.
Saturn has been titled 土星 for at least 2000 years.
金星 literally means gold star. Most of the time, in the context of the sky, this refers to the planet Venus.
Away from the sky, this can refer to a dazzling victory (e.g. win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion) or be the Japanese surname Kinboshi.
In the Buddhist context, this is Śukra, from Sanskrit for the planet Venus.
平家星 is the old Japanese title for the Betelgeuse star in the constellation Orion.
While also known as Alpha Orionis or Betelgeuse in the West, this was the “Heike star” in Japan.
The powerful Taira clan, known colloquially as the 平家 (Heike clan), adopted this star's red color as its symbol sometime in the late 800s AD. They called the star 平家星 (Heike-boshi).
海王星 is the Japanese Kanji, old Korean Hanja, and Chinese title for the planet Neptune.
海王星 literally means “Sea God Star” (all planets end in the character that also means “star”).
冥王星 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for Pluto (the dwarf planet or non-planet that used to be thought of as the 9th planet in the Solar system).
星蓮花 is the title Star Lotus in Chinese.
For star lotus, some may write 星荷 instead - especially in Taiwan for reasons I am not sure of. 星荷 is sometimes romanized as “sing he” or “sing ho” though it would be “xīng hé” in mainland pinyin romanization. If you need a particular version or more info, please get in touch with me.
天王星 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for the planet Uranus.
北斗七星 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for Ursa Major, The Big Dipper, or The Great She-Bear.
You will also see the shorter title of 北斗星, and sometimes just 斗 is used to refer to the dipper when the astrological context is established.
日月星辰 is a title that encompasses all of the heavenly bodies or celestial bodies.
Namely, this includes the Sun, Moon, and Stars of our universe.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 星 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
星 see styles |
xīng xing1 hsing hoshi(p); hoshi(sk) ほし(P); ホシ(sk) |
More info & calligraphy: Star(1) star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body; (2) star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; (3) star (actor, player, etc.); (4) dot; spot; fleck; (5) bullseye; (6) (slang) (police slang; oft. written as ホシ) perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect; (7) (See 九星) one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune; (8) {sumo} point; score; (9) {go} star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi; (10) (pyrotechnic) star; (surname) Hotsu Tara, a star; the 25th constellation consisting of stars in Hydra; a spark. |
土星 see styles |
tǔ xīng tu3 xing1 t`u hsing tu hsing dosei / dose どせい |
More info & calligraphy: Saturn{astron} Saturn (planet) 賒乃以室折羅 Śanaiścara. Saturn. Śani, the Hindu ruler of the planet, was "identified with the planet itself ".[Eitel.] |
新星 see styles |
xīn xīng xin1 xing1 hsin hsing shinsei / shinse しんせい |
More info & calligraphy: Nova(1) {astron} (See ノバ) nova; (2) new face; new star; (surname) Shinhoshi |
星石 see styles |
hoshiishi / hoshishi ほしいし |
More info & calligraphy: Seiseki |
木星 see styles |
mù xīng mu4 xing1 mu hsing mokusei / mokuse もくせい |
More info & calligraphy: Jupiter{astron} Jupiter (planet); (given name) Mokusei 勿哩訶婆跋底 Bṛhaspati; 'Lord of increase,' the planet Jupiter. |
水星 see styles |
shuǐ xīng shui3 xing1 shui hsing suisei / suise すいせい |
More info & calligraphy: Mercury{astron} Mercury (planet); (surname) Mizuboshi Mercury |
火星 see styles |
huǒ xīng huo3 xing1 huo hsing kasei / kase かせい |
More info & calligraphy: The Planet Mars{astron} Mars (planet); (personal name) Ma-su Aṇgāraka, 鴦哦囉迦 the planet Mars. |
福星 see styles |
fú xīng fu2 xing1 fu hsing fukusei / fukuse ふくせい |
More info & calligraphy: Lucky Star(given name) Fukusei |
繁星 see styles |
fán xīng fan2 xing1 fan hsing |
More info & calligraphy: A Vast Sky Full of Stars |
金星 see styles |
jīn xīng jin1 xing1 chin hsing kinboshi きんぼし |
More info & calligraphy: Venus / Gold Star(1) dazzling victory; (2) {sumo} win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion; (surname) Kinboshi Śukra, the planet Venus. |
五星級 五星级 see styles |
wǔ xīng jí wu3 xing1 ji2 wu hsing chi |
More info & calligraphy: Five Star |
冥王星 see styles |
míng wáng xīng ming2 wang2 xing1 ming wang hsing meiousei / meose めいおうせい |
More info & calligraphy: Pluto{astron} Pluto (dwarf planet) |
外星人 see styles |
wài xīng rén wai4 xing1 ren2 wai hsing jen |
More info & calligraphy: Star Man |
天王星 see styles |
tiān wáng xīng tian1 wang2 xing1 t`ien wang hsing tien wang hsing tennousei(p); tenousei / tennose(p); tenose てんのうせい(P); てんおうせい |
More info & calligraphy: Uranus{astron} Uranus (planet) |
太白星 see styles |
tài bái xīng tai4 bai2 xing1 t`ai pai hsing tai pai hsing taihakusei / taihakuse たいはくせい |
More info & calligraphy: Planet Venus{astron} (See 金星・きんせい) Venus (planet) Venus |
平家星 see styles |
heikeboshi / hekeboshi へいけぼし |
More info & calligraphy: Heike Star / Betelgeuse |
海王星 see styles |
hǎi wáng xīng hai3 wang2 xing1 hai wang hsing kaiousei / kaiose かいおうせい |
More info & calligraphy: The Planet Neptune{astron} Neptune (planet) |
北斗七星 see styles |
běi dǒu qī xīng bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1 pei tou ch`i hsing pei tou chi hsing hokutoshichisei / hokutoshichise ほくとしちせい |
More info & calligraphy: The Big Dipper / Ursa Major(yoji) {astron} (See 北斗星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (personal name) Hokutoshichisei Ursa Major |
日月星辰 see styles |
jitsugetsuseishin; nichigetsuseishin / jitsugetsuseshin; nichigetsuseshin じつげつせいしん; にちげつせいしん |
More info & calligraphy: The Sun, Moon, and Stars |
一星 see styles |
kazuhoshi かずほし |
(given name) Kazuhoshi |
七星 see styles |
qī xīng qi1 xing1 ch`i hsing chi hsing shichisei; shichishou / shichise; shichisho しちせい; しちしょう |
Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi (archaism) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (personal name) Naboshi Ursa major; Worshipped in Japan as 妙見菩薩 Wonderful Sight Bodhisattva who protects this world. |
万星 see styles |
maho まほ |
(female given name) Maho |
三星 see styles |
sān xīng san1 xing1 san hsing miboshi みぼし |
three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion; three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation (surname) Miboshi |
上星 see styles |
shàng xīng shang4 xing1 shang hsing uehoshi うえほし |
to broadcast through satellite; satellite (TV etc); shangxing acupoint (DU23) (surname) Uehoshi |
下星 see styles |
shimohoshi しもほし |
(surname) Shimohoshi |
両星 see styles |
ryouhoshi / ryohoshi りょうほし |
(surname) Ryōhoshi |
中星 see styles |
nakaboshi なかぼし |
(surname) Nakaboshi |
主星 see styles |
shusei / shuse しゅせい |
{astron} primary star |
乙星 see styles |
otoboshi おとぼし |
(place-name) Otoboshi |
九星 see styles |
kyuusei / kyuse きゅうせい |
(See 陰陽道,一白・いっぱく・1,二黒・じこく,三碧・さんぺき,四緑・しろく,五黄・ごおう,六白・ろっぱく,七赤・しちせき,八白・はっぱく,九紫・きゅうし) nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope; (surname) Kuboshi |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Star | 星 | hoshi | xīng / xing1 / xing | hsing |
Lucky Star | 福星 | fukusei | fú xīng / fu2 xing1 / fu xing / fuxing | fu hsing / fuhsing |
Jupiter | 木星 | Mokusei | mù xīng / mu4 xing1 / mu xing / muxing | mu hsing / muhsing |
The Planet Mars | 火星 | kasei / kase | huǒ xīng / huo3 xing1 / huo xing / huoxing | huo hsing / huohsing |
Mercury | 水星 | sui shou / suishou / sui sho | shuǐ xīng shui3 xing1 shui xing shuixing | shui hsing shuihsing |
Nova | 新星 | shinsei / shinhoshi | xīn xīng / xin1 xing1 / xin xing / xinxing | hsin hsing / hsinhsing |
Saturn | 土星 | to shou / toshou / to sho | tǔ xīng / tu3 xing1 / tu xing / tuxing | t`u hsing / tuhsing / tu hsing |
Seiseki | 星石 | seiseki | ||
A Vast Sky Full of Stars | 繁星 | fán xīng / fan2 xing1 / fan xing / fanxing | fan hsing / fanhsing | |
Venus Gold Star | 金星 | kinboshi / kinsei | jīn xīng / jin1 xing1 / jin xing / jinxing | chin hsing / chinhsing |
Five Star | 五星級 五星级 | wǔ xīng jí wu3 xing1 ji2 wu xing ji wuxingji | wu hsing chi wuhsingchi |
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Heike Star Betelgeuse | 平家星 | hei ke boshi heikeboshi | ||
The Planet Neptune | 海王星 | kaiousei / kaiosei | hǎi wáng xīng hai3 wang2 xing1 hai wang xing haiwangxing | hai wang hsing haiwanghsing |
Planet Venus | 太白星 | taihakusei | tài bái xīng tai4 bai2 xing1 tai bai xing taibaixing | t`ai pai hsing taipaihsing tai pai hsing |
Pluto | 冥王星 | mei ou sei / meiousei / mei o sei | míng wáng xīng ming2 wang2 xing1 ming wang xing mingwangxing | ming wang hsing mingwanghsing |
Star Lotus | 星蓮花 星莲花 | xīng lián huā xing1 lian2 hua1 xing lian hua xinglianhua | hsing lien hua hsinglienhua |
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Star Man | 外星人 | wài xīng rén wai4 xing1 ren2 wai xing ren waixingren | wai hsing jen waihsingjen |
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Sun Moon Stars | 日月星 | nichigetsusei | rì yuè xīng ri4 yue4 xing1 ri yue xing riyuexing | jih yüeh hsing jihyüehhsing |
Uranus | 天王星 | tennousei / tennosei | tiān wáng xīng tian1 wang2 xing1 tian wang xing tianwangxing | t`ien wang hsing tienwanghsing tien wang hsing |
The Big Dipper Ursa Major | 北斗七星 | hoku to shichi sei hokutoshichisei | běi dǒu qī xīng bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1 bei dou qi xing beidouqixing | pei tou ch`i hsing peitouchihsing pei tou chi hsing |
The Sun, Moon, and Stars | 日月星辰 | nichigetsuseishin | rì yuè xīng chén ri4 yue4 xing1 chen2 ri yue xing chen riyuexingchen | jih yüeh hsing ch`en jihyüehhsingchen jih yüeh hsing chen |
A Vast Sky Full of Stars | 空一面の星 | sora ichimen no hoshi soraichimennohoshi | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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