Kanji

彗

comet

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

彑部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

スイ, エ, ケイ, セイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほうき

Example sentences

彗星 すいせい
彗星が数十年ぶりに地球に接近する。

The comet approaches Earth for the first time in decades.

コマ コマ
彗星のコマがはっきりと観測された。

The coma of the comet was clearly observed.

彗星のように現れる すいせいのようにあらわれる
彗星のように現れた新人歌手が、瞬く間にスターダムを駆け上がった。

A new singer who appeared like a comet rose to stardom in the blink of an eye.

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