Word details

魁星

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 魁星.

Dictionary

Entry

魁星かいせいNounFreq #182614
1

first star of the Big Dipper

2

Archaic

top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

charging ahead of others

14 strokesFrequency 2,108JLPT N1Grade 9

On

カイ

Kun

さきがけかしら

star, spot, dot, mark

9 strokesFrequency 844JLPT N2Grade 2

On

セイショウ

Kun

ほし-ぼし

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