The kanji 星 primarily represents "star" or "celestial body." It signifies a point of light in the night sky and is associated with concepts of brightness, brilliance, and astronomical objects. It can also extend to represent something outstanding or remarkable.

・On-yomi (音読み): セイ (sei) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ほし (hoshi)

⚫︎星空 Translation: Starry sky ⚫︎流れ星 Translation: Shooting star (lit. "flowing star") ⚫︎星の数ほど Translation: As numerous as the stars (meaning a great number)

The kanji 星 is a pictograph. It depicts a simplified representation of stars. The upper part of the character is a simplified form of the character for "birth" (生), and the lower part originally represented "sun" (日), which, in this context, alludes to the brilliant light emanating from a star. The character’s design visually represents the brightness and presence of celestial bodies in the sky.