Japanese Word Entry
首星| Kana: | しゅせい |
| Romaji: | shusei |
| Definition: | brightest star in a constellation, Alpha |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 首 | neck, counter for songs and poems, head, first, leader, chief, a poem, Kangxi radical 185 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄡˇ (shǒu) |
| Cantonese: | sau2 |
| Japanese: | シュ (shu)、 シュウ (shuu) / くび (kubi)、 こうべ (koube)、 しるし (shirushi) |
| Korean: | 수 (su) |
| Vietnamese: | thủ, thú |
| 星 | star, spot, dot, mark, a star, planet, any point of light |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄥ (xīng) |
| Cantonese: | sing1 |
| Japanese: | セイ (sei)、 ショウ (shou) / ほし (hoshi)、 -ぼし (-boshi) |
| Korean: | 성 (seong) |
| Vietnamese: | tinh |