Hoshi

Hoshi (星) is a Japanese word which means star. It is also a surname. Hoshi (干し or 乾し) is an unrelated word meaning "dried." Hoshi (保志) is a Japanese surname with a similar pronunciation.

Hōshi (法師) 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:

• Hamuko Hoshi (星), Japanese professional wrestler
• Sumo yokozuna Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, born Hoshi (保志) Nobuyoshi
• Shinichi Hoshi (星), Japanese novelist and science-fiction writer
• Sōichirō Hoshi (保志), Japanese voice actor

In fiction:

• Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi), fictional superheroine in DC Comics
• Hoshi Sato, 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 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
• Hoshi, a character from Arakawa Under the Bridge

Other:

• Hōshi (法師), in Zen Buddhism, a Dharma Holder, one who has completed kōan study and is permitted to hold daisan (dokusan)
• Kagayakeru Hoshi, the 2nd single by Japanese pop singer and songwriter Miho Komatsu.
• Hoshi (星), intersection traditionally marked with a small dot on the board in the game of Go
• Hoshi University, founded by Hajime Hoshi (星), father of Shinichi Hoshi
• Biwa hōshi (法師), travelling performers in the era of Japanese history preceding the Meiji period
• Hoshi Ryokan