星々
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 星 | 星 |
| ほし Grade: 2 |
ほし > ぼし Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms
- 星星 (hoshiboshi)
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
- IPA(key): [ho̞ɕibo̞ɕi]
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