Word

星

ほし
CommonJLPT N4

Meanings

  1. Noun

    star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body

  2. Noun

    star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk

  3. Noun

    star (actor, player, etc.)

  4. Noun

    dot; spot; fleck

  5. Noun

    bullseye

  6. Noun

    perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect

  7. Noun

    one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune

  8. Noun

    point; score

  9. Noun

    star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi

  10. Noun

    (pyrotechnic) star

In Spanish

  1. estrella

Other readings
ホシ

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 星ほしは町まちの明あかりでかすんで見みえる。

    The stars look dim because of the city lights.

    Las estrellas se veían apagadas debido a las luces de la ciudad.

    Tatoeba #143038(opens in a new tab)
  • ドアには大きな金色の星がついていました。

    There was a big gold star on the door.

    Había una gran estrella dorada en la puerta.

    Tatoeba #201871(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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