星|ほしhoshi[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounstar (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body
    昨夜さくや、屋上おくじょうから星ほしを観察かんさつした。↗
    Last night, we watched the stars from the rooftop.
    その星ほしは必かならずしも肉眼にくがんで見みえるわけではない。↗
    We cannot necessarily see the star with the naked eye.
  2. nounstar (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk
    ドアには大おおきな金色きんいろの星ほしがついていました。↗
    There was a big gold star on the door.
  3. nounstar (actor, player, etc.)
  4. noundot; spot; fleck
  5. nounbullseye
  6. nounperp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspectpolice slang; oft. written as ホシ
  7. nounone's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune
  8. noun, sumopoint; score
  9. noun, gostar point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi
  10. noun(pyrotechnic) star
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymスターNeutralLoanword for a popular star or celebrity, as in 「映画スター」, or for a star shape; 「星」 too can mean a celebrity figuratively, but it usually means a star in the sky.
  • Related星印ほしじるしNeutralRefers to a star-shaped mark like ☆ or *, as in 「星印をつける」; unlike 「星」, it does not refer to stars in the sky.
  • RelatedエトワールWrittenFrench loanword for a star or a ballet company's leading dancer; not an everyday word — seen mostly in shop names.

Use 「星」 by default for stars in the sky; for a popular celebrity use 「スター」, for a star-shaped mark 「星印」; 「エトワール」 appears mostly in shop names or ballet contexts.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (ほし)夜間やかんに観測かんそくされる、天上てんじょうにある点状てんじょうの光ひかり。
  2. 一般いっぱんに恒星こうせいや惑星わくせいなどの天体てんたい。
  3. 太陽たいよう以外いがいの恒星こうせい。
  4. (ほし)注目ちゅうもくに値あたいする人物じんぶつ、事柄ことがら
  5. 重要じゅうような地位ちいにある人物じんぶつ
  6. 犯人はんにんと思おぼしき人物じんぶつ
  7. (ほし)星ほし型がた図形ずけい
  8. 相撲すもうの勝敗しょうはいを表あらわす円形えんけいの図形ずけい
  9. (ほし)運命うんめい。
  10. シンガポールを意味いみする語ごを作つくる。
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