星

ほし· also ホシ、せい

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body; star (glyph, symbol, shape)

JLPT N4 Common word

Meanings

  1. Noun

    star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body
  2. star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk
  3. star (actor, player, etc.)
  4. dot; spot; fleck
  5. bullseye
All 12 meanings
  1. perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspectSlang
  2. one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune
  3. point; score
  4. star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi
  5. (pyrotechnic) star
  6. Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  7. SingaporeAbbreviation

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