星
ほし
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body; star (glyph, symbol, shape)
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
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
All 12 meanings
- perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspectSlang
- one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune
- point; score
- star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi
- (pyrotechnic) star
- Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- SingaporeAbbreviation
Example sentences
星に願いを。
Let me wish upon a shooting star.
満天の星だ。
The sky is full of stars.
星が出てきた。
The stars came out.
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Stars shine above in the sky.
星が輝いていた。
The stars twinkled.
More examples (10)
星が輝いている。
The stars are bright.
星って、綺麗ね。
The stars are beautiful.
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Stars can be seen at night.
星が見えはじめた。
The stars were beginning to appear.
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Were there any stars in the sky?
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Every star is a sphere.
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This is a book about stars.
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He looked up at the stars.
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There's a star in the sky.
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No stars are to be seen in the daytime.