星

ほし

Meanings

  1. Noun 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 (police slang; oft. written as ホシ)
  7. one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune See also: 九星 (きゅうせい).
  8. point; score
  9. star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi
  10. (pyrotechnic) star

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