The kanji 奎 represents a specific star, specifically one of the stars in the constellation Andromeda. It is often associated with beauty, brilliance, and a celestial presence.

・On-yomi (音読み): ケイ (kei) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None commonly used.

⚫︎ 奎宿 Translation: The 奎 constellation. ⚫︎ 奎星 Translation: A star of the 奎 constellation. ⚫︎ 奎壁 Translation: Refers to a combination of constellations, used in traditional cosmology.

The kanji 奎 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The left side is a component that represents a person, and the right side is a component related to stars. The original meaning probably derives from the name of the star.