星 (Hoshi) is a Japanese noun meaning “star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape)”.
Meanings
- nounstar (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body
- nounstar (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk
- nounstar (actor, player, etc.)
- noundot; spot; fleck
- nounbullseye
- nounperp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspectpolice slang; oft. written as ホシ
Examples
星に願いを。
Let me wish upon a shooting star.
星が出てきた。
The stars came out.
星は空高く輝く。
Stars shine above in the sky.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).