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{{Wiktionary|hoshi|星|ほし}}

{{nihongo|'''Hoshi''' or Hosi/Hoshni|星}} is the Japanese word for "''[[Star]]''", and the Japanese word for a [[Buddhist]] "''[[Priest]]''" &/or "''[[Bhikkhu|Monk]]''" ([[Wiktionary:僧|僧]], [[Wiktionary:法師|法師]] and [[Wiktionary:比丘|比丘]]).  

'''Hoshi''' may also refer to:

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==People with the surname==
* {{Nihongo|[[Chisato Hoshi]]|星 千智||born 1995}}, Japanese badminton athlete
* {{Nihongo|[[Hamuko Hoshi]]|星 ハム子||born 1982}}, Japanese professional wrestler
* {{Nihongo|[[Mizue Hoshi]]|星 瑞枝||born 1985}}, Japanese alpine skier
* {{Nihongo|[[Nobuyoshi Hoshi]]|保志 信芳}} or Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler
* {{Nihongo|[[Shinichi Hoshi]]|星 新一||1926–1997}}, Japanese novelist and science fiction writer
* [[Shizuko Hoshi]], Japanese-American actress, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer
* {{Nihongo|[[Sōichirō Hoshi]]|保志 総一朗||born 1972}}, Japanese voice actor and singer
* {{Nihongo|[[Tomoya Hoshi]]|星 知弥||born 1994}}, Japanese baseball player
* {{Nihongo|[[Tōru Hoshi]]|星 亨||1850–1901}}, Japanese politician and cabinet minister
* {{Nihongo|[[Yoko Hoshi]]|星 ようこ||born 1966}}, Japanese actress
* {{Nihongo|[[Yoshiaki Hoshi]]|星 吉昭||1946–2004}}, Japanese musician
* {{Nihongo|[[Yuriko Hoshi]]|星 由里子||1943–2018}}, Japanese actress

==Arts and entertainment==

===Anime and manga===
* {{lang|ja-Latn|Hoshi Mamoru Inu}} or ''[[Stargazing Dog]]'', a Japanese manga series by Takashi Murakami
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi no Furumachi]]}}, a Japanese manga series by Hidenori Hara
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi no Ko Chobin]]}}, a Japanese anime series created by Shotaro Ishinomori
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi no Ko Poron]]}}, a Japanese anime series produced by Jiho Eigasha
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi no Koe]]}} or ''Voices of a Distant Star'', a Japanese OVA directed by Makoto Shinkai
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi o Katta Hi]]}}, a Japanese anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi wa Utau]]}} or ''Twinkle Stars'', a Japanese manga series by Natsuki Takaya
* {{lang|fr|[[La Seine no Hoshi]]}}, a Japanese anime series based on the movie {{lang|fr|La Tulipe Noire}}
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|Hoshi no Kirby]]}}, a Japanese anime series based on the ''Kirby'' series, named ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' in English

===Fictional characters===
* [[Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)]], a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics
* Hoshi, a character in the Japanese manga series ''[[Arakawa Under the Bridge]]''
* [[Hoshi Sato]], a character in the American television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''
* Lieutenant Hoshi, a character in the American sci-fi media franchise ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''
* Ryoma Hoshi, a character in the Japanese visual novel game ''[[Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony]]''
* [[Ryu (Street Fighter)#Live-action|Ryu Hoshi]], a character in the 1994 Japanese-American action film ''Street Fighter''

===Film and television===
* [[Hoshi no Furumachi (film)|{{lang|ja-Latn|Hoshi no Furumachi|nocat=y}} (film)]], a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi no Kinka]]}}, a 1995 Japanese television drama series
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi Mamoru Inu]]}}, a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name

===Games===
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Kirby (series)|Hoshi no Kirby]]}}, a Japanese video game series published by Nintendo, named only ''Kirby'' in English
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi Wo Miru Hito]]}}, a 1987 Japanese video game for the Famicom home console

===Music===
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi kara Kita Futari]]}}, a 1978 album by Japanese pop duo Pink Lady
* "{{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hoshi no Hate]]|italic=no}}", a 2011 song by Japanese pop singer Alisa Mizuki

===Singers===
* [[Hoshi (French singer)]], French singer, born 1996
* [[Hoshi (South Korean singer)]], South Korean singer, born 1996

==Other uses==
* [[Hoshi (Go)|{{lang|ja-Latn|Hoshi|nocat=y}} (Go)]] ({{Nihongo2|星}}), an intersection marked with a small dot in the board game Go
* {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Hōshi Ryokan]]|italic=no}}, a traditional Japanese inn founded in 718 AD
* [[Hoshi University]], a private Japanese university specializing in pharmaceutical sciences

==See also==
* {{look from}}
* {{in title}}
* [[Hoshii (disambiguation)]]
* {{Nihongo||法師|[[Biwa hōshi]]}}, historical Japanese traveling performers
* "{{lang|ja-Latn|[[Kagayakeru Hoshi]]|italic=no}}", a 1997 song by Japanese pop singer Miho Komatsu

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