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    3. 明星

    明星

    明みょう星じょう

    morning star

    KMT9News #26+1Ref L2NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab17 strokes

    みょうじょう

    Noun

    1.
    morning star, Venus
    2.
    preeminent person (within their own field), star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    夜よ明あけ前まえ、東ひがしの空そらに明みょうじょ星うかが輝やいていた。

    Before dawn, the morning star was shining in the eastern sky.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    彼かれは若わかくして映えい画がか界かいの明みょう星じょうとなった。

    He became a star in the film industry at a young age.

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    明みょう星じょうは金きん星せいの和わ名めいであり、明あけの明みょう星じょうや宵よいの明みょう星じょうとして知しられている。

    Myojo is the Japanese name for Venus, known as the morning star or evening star.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    彼かの女じょはデビュー以い来らい、音おん楽がく界かいの明みょう星じょうとして常つねに注ちゅう目もくを集あつめてきた。

    Since her debut, she has always attracted attention as a star in the music world.

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    文ぶん学がく界かいの明みょう星じょうと称しょうされた作さっ家かの作さく品ひんは、今いまも多おおくの読どく者しゃを魅み了りょうしている。

    The works of the author, hailed as a literary star, still captivate many readers.

    KMT10LiteratureCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    星
    ほし・-ぼし…(2)
    star・spot・dot・mark
    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
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