Word Meaning 北極星

ほっきょくせい hokkyokusei

北極星 is read as ほっきょくせい (hokkyokusei) and means Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor).

Meaning

English

  1. Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor)
  2. Alpha Ursae Minoris
  3. the North Star

Reading

Kana

ほっきょくせい

Romaji

hokkyokusei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 75038 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

北十字星

きたじゅうじせい

Northern Cross (asterism)

北斗七星

ほくとしちせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

北極

ほっきょく

North Pole

北極海

ほっきょくかい

Arctic Ocean

北極地方

ほっきょくちほう

Arctic region

北極気団

ほっきょくきだん

Arctic air mass

北極点

ほっきょくてん

North Pole

北星学園大学

ほくせいがくえんだいがく

Hokusei Gakuen University

北極線

ほっきょくせん

Arctic Circle (latitude)

北星学園短期大学

ほくせいがくえんたんきだいがく

Hokusei Gakuen Junior College

北極光

ほっきょくこう

northern lights

北極洋

ほっきょくよう

Arctic Ocean

Example Sentences

3

Look, it's the North Star.

Look, it's the North Star.

The North Star is very easy to find.