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    星

    星ほし

    star (usu. excluding the Sun)

    N4KMT5News #5+1CoreNounAnime & MangaNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab9 strokes

    ほしホシ

    Noun

    1.
    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
    6.
    perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect
    slang
    7.
    one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune
    8.
    point, score
    sumo
    9.
    star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi
    go
    10.
    (pyrotechnic) star

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    夜よ空ぞらに星ほしがたくさん見みえます。

    I can see many stars in the night sky.

    KMT3Nature & Environment
    あの星ほしはとても明あかるく輝かがやいている。

    That star is shining very brightly.

    KMT5Nature & Environment
    流ながれ星ぼしに願ねがい事ごとをしました。

    I made a wish on a shooting star.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentCulture & Traditions
    このアニメのキャラクターは星ほしのマークが特とく徴ちょうです。

    This anime character is characterized by a star mark.

    KMT5Anime & MangaArt & Design
    彼かれは映えい画がかぎ界たいの期ほ待しの星 だ。

    He is a rising star in the film industry.

    KMT6Music & EntertainmentWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    星
    ほし・-ぼし…(2)
    star・spot・dot・mark
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