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:
- Hoshi no Kābi, anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise
- Hoshi no Koe, half hour Japanese anime OAV conceived, directed, and animated by one man
- La Seine no Hoshi, 1975 anime series based on the movie La Tulipe noire
- Soichiro Hoshi, Japanese voice actor
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