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- ほし;-ぼし
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・star
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Japanese dictionary
ほし
star (usu. excluding the sun); planet (usu. excluding earth); heavenly body
Example sentence
We cannot necessarily see the star with the naked eye.
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せいじょうき
Stars and Stripes (US flag)
ほしぞら
starry sky
せいざ
constellation
ほしうらない
astrology;horoscope
ほし
star (glyph, symbol, shape);asterisk
せいじょうき
Star-Spangled Banner (US anthem)
せいざ
astrological sign;star sign;zodiac sign
ほし
star (actor, player, etc.)
ほし
dot;spot;fleck
ほし
bullseye
ほし
perp;perpetrator;culprit;offender;suspect
ほし
one's star (that determines one's fate);one's fortune
ほし
point;score
ほし
star point (intersection marked with a dot);hoshi
ほし
(pyrotechnic) star
せいだん
star cluster
せいうん
nebula
せいうん
galaxy
せい
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ほしとりひょう
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
せいしつちょう
Court of the Star Chamber (England)
ほしぐちどうぶつ
sipunculan (any worm of phylum Sipuncula);sipunculid
ほしあい
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata);meeting of the two love stars
せいがく
astronomy
ほしのかずほど
innumerably;countlessly
ほしみどろ
zygnema
ほしさま
star
ほしまわり
one's star;one's fortune or destiny
ほしまつり
Star Festival (held in July or August);Tanabata
せいず
star map;star chart
せいしゅく
constellation
ほしになる
to pass away;to die
せいしせいけい
star tracker
ほしがたろっかくけい
hexagram
ほしのおうじさま
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry);The Little Prince
ほしがたたかくけい
star polygon;stellated polygon
せいじん
person from (the planet of)
ほしがたせいたかくけい
regular star polygon;stellated regular polygon
ほしがた
star shape;pentagram
ほしをおとす
to lose
せいや
starry night;starlight night
せいじょうだいがく
Seijoh University
せいれつ
asterism
ほしくそ
meteorite
せいじゅ
90th birthday
ほしくず
(countless) stars in the night sky
ほしぼし
stars;the stars and planets;celestial bodies
ほしかんじょう
counting "stars" to tally the score to date;how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
せいざとうえいき
planetarium (projector)