Japanese Conversation · Level 5
87 words
Japanese word
星
Pronunciation
Romajihoshi
Meaning
- nounstar
Example
夜に星が見えます。yoru ni hoshi ga mi e ma su
I can see stars at night.
More examples
夜空に星がたくさん見えます。yo zora ni hoshi ga ta ku sa n mi e ma su
There are many stars in the night sky.
子どものころ、夜空の星を数えました。ko do mo no ko ro yo zora no hoshi o kazo e ma shi ta
When I was a child, I counted the stars in the night sky.
Core concept
Points to a celestial object visible in the sky, with its ordinary sense centered on stars and its broader sense including planets and other bodies.
Common phrases
星を見るhoshi o mi ru
look at the stars
星の光hoshi no hikari
starlight
Similar words
お星さまohoshisama: A polite or child-friendly way to refer to a star in the sky.
Definition in Japanese
空に点のように見える天体を指し、恒星を中心に惑星なども含む語。sora ni ten no yō ni mi e ru ten tai o sa shi kō sei o chū shin ni waku sei na do mo fuku mu go
Word origin
星 (hoshi, "star") is a native Japanese noun, while the Chinese character 星 is a borrowed written form; the word's deeper origin is uncertain.
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 星を見る (hoshi o miru) can describe spending time looking at the night sky, not only identifying a particular star.
Other meanings
- planetnoun