Hoshi

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Hoshi is a word of Japanese origin which can mean star or dried as in cured, in the culinary sense. It can refer to:

In fiction:

  • Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi), fictional superheroine in DC Comics
  • Hoshi Sato, character in the fictional Star Trek universe and the communication officer aboard the starship Enterprise (NX-01)
  • Ryu Hoshi, video game character created by Capcom

In anime:

In other fields:

  • Biwa hoshi, travelling performers in the era of Japanese history preceding the Meiji period
  • Hoshi, intersection traditionally marked with a small dot on the board in the game of Go
  • Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese novelist and science-fiction writer