星
Meanings
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
7. one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune
8. point; score
9. star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi
10. (pyrotechnic) star
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ほし
Used in vocabulary
星合
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars
Noun
星取表
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament; matrix table; score table
Noun
三ッ星
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Noun
Examples100
ドア
There was a big gold star on the door.
その
We cannot necessarily see the star with the naked eye.
昨夜、
Last night, we watched the stars from the rooftop.
これ
This is a story about stars.
これ
This is a book about stars.
明日
Can the star be seen tomorrow night?