Hoshi
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is a Japanese word which means star
. It is also a surname. is an unrelated word meaning "dried." is a Japanese surname with a similar pronunciation.
is unrelated to the preceding words, and pronounced differently. It is a technical term in Buddhism (see below). Many additional words in Japanese have the same pronunciation as it.
People with the surname Hoshi:
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Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
. It is also a surname. is an unrelated word meaning "dried." is a Japanese surname with a similar pronunciation.
is unrelated to the preceding words, and pronounced differently. It is a technical term in Buddhism (see below). Many additional words in Japanese have the same pronunciation as it.
People with the surname Hoshi:
- Sumo yokozuna Hokutoumi NobuyoshiHokutoumi NobuyoshiHokutoumi Nobuyoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. He is the sport's 61st Yokozuna. He is now the head coach of Hakkaku stable.-Early life:...
, born Hoshi (保志) Nobuyoshi - Shinichi HoshiShinichi HoshiShinichi Hoshi was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer. He is best known for his "short-short" science fiction stories, often no more than three or four pages in length, of which he wrote over 1000...
(星), Japanese novelist and science-fiction writer - Sōichirō HoshiSoichiro Hoshiis a Japanese seiyū. He is affiliated with Arts Vision.He uses the name when appearing in adult games.With the exception of Jungle Emperor Leo , he has been cast as a major or supporting character in every Goro Taniguchi directed anime.-Anime:...
(保志), Japanese voice actor
In fiction:
- Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)Doctor Light is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe.Kimiyo Hoshi is a distinct character from the DC villain of the same name...
, fictional superheroine in DC Comics - Hoshi SatoHoshi SatoHoshi Sato , played by Korean American actress Linda Park, is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise....
, character in the fictional Star Trek universe and communications officer aboard the starship Enterprise (NX-01) - Ryu Hoshi, video game character created by Capcom
- Lieutenant Hoshi, a character of Battlestar Galactica
In manga and anime:
- Hoshi no KābiKirby: Right Back at Ya!Kirby: of the stars, known in Japan Kirby right back at ya!', is an anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise. The series was produced by Warpstar Inc., a company formed between a joint investment between Nintendo and HAL Laboratory, Inc.The series, which takes place in a village called...
, anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise - Hoshi no KoeVoices of a Distant Staris a Japanese anime OVA by Makoto Shinkai. It chronicles a long-distance relationship between two close friends who communicate by sending emails via their mobile phones across interstellar space...
, half hour Japanese anime OAV conceived, directed, and animated by one man - La Seine no HoshiLa Seine no Hoshiis an anime series by Sunrise, which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes...
, 1975 anime series based on the movie La Tulipe noire - Hoshi, a character from Arakawa Under the BridgeArakawa Under the Bridgeis a Japanese manga series created by Hikaru Nakamura. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Young GanGan starting December 3, 2004. An anime adaptation by Shaft was broadcast in Japan between April 4, 2010 and June 27, 2010 on TV Tokyo...
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- Hōshi (法師), in Zen Buddhism, a Dharma Holder, one who has completed kōan study and is permitted to hold daisan (dokusan)
- HoshiGo termsPlayers of the game of Go often use jargon to describe situations on the board and surrounding the game. Such technical terms are likely to be encountered in books and articles about Go in English as well as other languages. Many of these terms have been borrowed from Japanese, mostly when no short...
(星), intersection traditionally marked with a small dot on the board in the game of Go - Hoshi UniversityHoshi Universityis a private university in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, specializing in pharmaceutical sciences. The predecessor of the school was founded 1922. After becoming coeducational in 1946, it was chartered as a university in 1950....
, founded by Hajime Hoshi (星), father of Shinichi Hoshi - Biwa hōshiBiwa hoshiBiwa hōshi , also known as "lute priests" were travelling performers in the era of Japanese history preceding the Meiji period. They earned their income by reciting vocal literature to the accompaniment of biwa music. Often blind, they adopted the shaved heads and robes common to Buddhist monks...
(法師), travelling performers in the era of Japanese history preceding the Meiji period - Hoshi RyokanHoshi Ryokanis a ryokan in the Awazu Onsen area of Komatsu, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 717, it was the world's oldest hotel still in operation according to the Guinness World Records until that title was given to Nisiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Yamanashi, Japan. The hotel has been operated by the...