ほし

星

star

hoshi

Quiz

JLPT: N4
Frequency: #1,739

Meanings

1
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly bodynoun
2
star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisknoun
3
star (actor, player, etc.)noun

JMdict 1376310

In a sentence

How it works

が (subject) points out the subject — 星(ほし) (star) — as the thing being talked about. The sentence ends on the adjective きれい (pretty) with no copula at all; in casual speech you can drop です (is) and let the adjective stand as the whole comment.

Written with

星star9 strokes