星（ほし）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: star
Example sentences
- 田舎では星がよく見える。 — You can see the stars clearly in the countryside.
- 夜空に星がきらきら光っている。 — Stars are twinkling in the night sky.
Idioms & proverbs containing “星”
- 名の無い星は宵から出る (なのないほしはよいからでる) — the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first
- 北斗七星 (ほくとしちせい) — the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
- 日月星辰 (じつげつせいしん) — the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
- 希望の星 (きぼうのほし) — ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
- 星になる (ほしになる) — to pass away; to die; to become a star
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See it used in real works
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