| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 星 | ほし | ホシ |
Pronunciation: hoshi
How to Say It Outloud: hoh-shee
Usage: general term for a star in the sky
Example Sentence Japanese:
夜空にはたくさんの星が見えます。
夜空にはたくさんの星が見えます。Example Sentence English:You can see many stars in the night sky.
You can see many stars in the night sky.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 星 | ほし | ホシ |
Pronunciation: hoshi
How to Say It Outloud: hoh-shee
Usage: colloquial term for a celebrity or someone who is very famous (like a 'star' in English)
Example Sentence Japanese:彼はこの町の星です。
彼はこの町の星です。Example Sentence English:He is the star of this town.
He is the star of this town.Dictionary
星ほしCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body
- star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk
- star (actor, player, etc.)
- dot; spot; fleck
- bullseye
- perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect
- one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune
- point; score
- star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi
- (pyrotechnic) star
恒星こうせい
Noun- star
- Star
タレントタレントCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- (TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; radio personality
- talent; skill
- talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
- Tarento
スタースターCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; idol
- star symbol; asterisk
- (celestial) star
星印ほしじるし
Noun- star; asterisk
名優めいゆうCommon word
Noun- great actor; famous actor; star
流れ星ながれぼし
Noun- shooting star; falling star; meteor
- blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
- Nagareboshi
星斗せいと
Noun- star
星さまほしさま
Noun- star
主演者しゅえんしゃ
Noun- star; leading actor
お星様おほしさま
Noun- star
流星りゅうせい
Noun- meteor; shooting star; falling star
新人しんじんCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- newcomer; new figure; new member; recruit; rookie; new talent; new star
- modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
エトワールエトワール
Noun- star
- Étoile
白額しろびたい
Noun- star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
星章せいしょう
Noun- star (badge)
流行っ子はやりっこ
Noun- popular person; star; favourite; favorite
- popular geisha
スター形配線リングネットワークスターけいはいせんリングネットワーク
Noun- star-ring network
千両役者せんりょうやくしゃ
Noun- star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
立て役者たてやくしゃ
Noun- leading actor; star
- leading figure; central figure; key figure; leading spirit
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