This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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Kana: ほし
Romaji: hoshi
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Definitions

1

star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon)

2

offender; perpetrator (police slang)

Note: slang

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ほし、 -ぼし
Meanings: star, spot, dot, mark

Example Sentences

(ほし)(ねが)いを。
➥Let me wish upon a shooting star.
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(ほし)()てきた。
➥The stars came out.
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(ほし)(そら)(たか)(かがや)く。
➥Stars shine above in the sky.
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図星(ずぼし)ですか?
➥Is that it?
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あ、(なが)(ぼし)だ!
➥Look! There goes a shooting star.
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(ほし)(かがや)いていた。
➥The stars twinkled.
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