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Japanese symbol for “stars”

Romaji: seishin
celestial bodies; stars

In Japanese, stars is , read (seishin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n celestial bodies; stars

Kanji and stroke order

star, spot, dot
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ほし、-ぼし
9 strokes · JLPT 2
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
on: シン、ジン
kun: たつ
7 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “stars”

WordReadingMeaning
ほしぼし hoshiboshistars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
しんせい shinseicelestial bodies; stars

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいせい eisei(natural) satellite; moon
かせい kaseiMars (planet)
わくせい wakuseiplanet
せいざ seizaconstellation
すいせい suiseicomet
みょうじょう myoujoumorning star; Venus
たつみ tatsumisoutheast
ぼしんせんそう boshinsensouBoshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

See also: Chinese symbol for “stars”.

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.

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