星

Meaning

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

Example sentences

• 夜空に星がきらきら輝いていた。

  Stars were twinkling in the sky.

• 夜空には星一つ見えなかった。

  Not a star was to be seen in the sky.

• 夜空にきらきら光っている星は、宝石のように見えました。

  The stars twinkling in the night sky looked like jewels.