Japanese symbol for “polaris”
北極星
ほっきょくせい
Romaji: hokkyokusei
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
In Japanese, polaris is 北極星, read ほっきょくせい (hokkyokusei).
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Meanings
- n Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star (astron)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “polaris”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポラリス | ポラリス porarisu | Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star |
| 天帝星 | てんていせい tenteisei | Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北部 | ほくぶ hokubu | northern part; the north (of a region) |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; loss; reverse |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south; north to south |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 北東 | ほくとう hokutou | northeast |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
| 衛星 | えいせい eisei | (natural) satellite; moon |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.