勝ち星

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勝	星
か(ち) Grade: 3	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 勝星

Etymology

Compound of 勝(か)ち (kachi, “victory, win”) + 星(ほし) (hoshi, “star → dot → circle”).

The hoshi changes to boshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かち​ぼし [kàchíꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡ɕibo̞ɕi]

Noun

勝(か)ち星(ぼし) • (kachiboshi) 

1. (sumo) a white circle used to indicate a win

   Synonym: 白星 (shiroboshi)

   Antonyms: 黒星 (kuroboshi), 負け星 (makeboshi)

2. (by extension) a victory, win

   Synonyms: 勝ち (kachi), 勝利 (shōri)

See also

• 星(ほし)取(と)り表(ひょう) (hoshi-tori hyō)