星ほし

hoshi

Noun

1. star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body

昨夜さくや、屋上おくじょうから星ほしを観察かんさつした。

sakuya okujōkara hoshio kansatsu shita.

Last night, we watched the stars from the rooftop.

その星ほしは必かならずしも肉眼にくがんで見みえるわけではない。

sono hoshiwa kanarazushimo nikugande mieru wakedewanai.

We cannot necessarily see the star with the naked eye.

Noun

2. star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk

ドアには大おうきな金色きんいろの星ほしがついていました。

doaniwa ōkina kin'irono hoshiga tsuite imashita.

There was a big gold star on the door.

Noun

3. star (actor, player, etc.)

Noun

4. dot; spot; fleck

Noun

5. bullseye

Noun

6. perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect

Slang

Noun

7. one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune

Related to 九星

Noun

8. point; score

Sumo

Noun

9. star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi

Noun

10. (pyrotechnic) star

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

星ほしじゃない

hoshijanai

The negative form

1. Not a star.; Not starlight.

★ Common

Noun

#113370

星ほしだった

hoshidatta

The past form

1. Was a star

★ Common

Noun

#61909

星ほしで

hoshide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. With stars; By stars

★ Common

Noun

#10472

星ほしの

hoshino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Star's; Stellar

★ Common

Noun

#4230

星ほしじゃありません

hoshijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a star.; I am not a star.

★ Common

Noun

#452834

星ほしじゃないです

hoshijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not a star.; Not that star.

★ Common

Noun

#274455

星ほしでした

hoshideshita

The polite past form

1. Was a star.

★ Common

Noun

#118026

星ほしです

hoshidesu

The polite form

1. Is a star.; Am a star.

★ Common

Noun

#27869

星ほしではありません

hoshidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a star.; Is not a star.

★ Common

Noun

#227937

Common 6 items

星ほしじゃなかった

hoshijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a star; Wasn't starlight

★ Common

Noun

#342622

星ほしだろう

hoshidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a star.; Likely a star.

★ Common

Noun

#108682

星ほしじゃありませんでした

hoshijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a star.; Was not starry.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

星ほしじゃなかったです

hoshijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a star.; Wasn't stellar.

★ Common

Noun

#1173500

星ほしでしょう

hoshideshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably.; It must be.

★ Common

Noun

#138700

星ほしではありませんでした

hoshidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a star.; Was not starlight.

★ Common

Noun

#598929

Advanced 3 items

星ほしだったら

hoshidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it were a star; If it was a star

★ Common

Noun

#272914

星ほしであれば

hoshideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it were a star; If it is a star

★ Common

Noun

#403102

星ほしなら

hoshinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it's a star; When it's a star

★ Common

Noun

#101499

星ほし

hoshi

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