星々

Japanese
Kanji in this term
星 星
ほし
Grade: 2		 ほし > ぼし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of 星 to explicitly emphasize plurality. The second character is replaced with the 々 symbol, the Japanese ditto mark to show duplication of the preceding character. The hoshi changes to boshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

星々 (hiragana ほしぼし, rōmaji hoshiboshi)

  1. plural form of 星 (hoshi): stars
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