星々
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 星 | 星 |
| ほし Grade: 2 |
ほし > ぼし Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms edit
- 星星 (hoshiboshi)
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
星々 • (hoshiboshi)