Hoshi

Hoshi or Hosi/Hoshni (星) is the Japanese word for "Star", and the Japanese word for a Buddhist "Priest" &/or "Monk" (僧, 法師 and 比丘).

Hoshi may also refer to:

People with the surname

• Chisato Hoshi (星 千智, born 1995), Japanese badminton athlete
• Hamuko Hoshi (星 ハム子, born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
• Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝, born 1985), Japanese alpine skier
• Nobuyoshi Hoshi (保志 信芳) or Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler
• Shinichi Hoshi (星 新一, 1926–1997), Japanese novelist and science fiction writer
• Shizuko Hoshi, Japanese-American actress, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer
• Sōichirō Hoshi (保志 総一朗, born 1972), Japanese voice actor and singer
• Tomoya Hoshi (星 知弥, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
• Tōru Hoshi (星 亨, 1850–1901), Japanese politician and cabinet minister
• Yoko Hoshi (星 ようこ, born 1966), Japanese actress
• Yoshiaki Hoshi (星 吉昭, 1946–2004), Japanese musician
• Yuriko Hoshi (星 由里子, 1943–2018), Japanese actress

Arts and entertainment

Anime and manga

• Hoshi Mamoru Inu or Stargazing Dog, a Japanese manga series by Takashi Murakami
• Hoshi no Furumachi, a Japanese manga series by Hidenori Hara
• Hoshi no Ko Chobin, a Japanese anime series created by Shotaro Ishinomori
• Hoshi no Ko Poron, a Japanese anime series produced by Jiho Eigasha
• Hoshi no Koe or Voices of a Distant Star, a Japanese OVA directed by Makoto Shinkai
• Hoshi o Katta Hi, a Japanese anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
• Hoshi wa Utau or Twinkle Stars, a Japanese manga series by Natsuki Takaya
• La Seine no Hoshi, a Japanese anime series based on the movie La Tulipe Noire
• Hoshi no Kirby, a Japanese anime series based on the Kirby series, named Kirby: Right Back at Ya! in English

Fictional characters

• Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi), a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics
• Hoshi, a character in the Japanese manga series Arakawa Under the Bridge
• Hoshi Sato, a character in the American television series Star Trek: Enterprise
• Lieutenant Hoshi, a character in the American sci-fi media franchise Battlestar Galactica
• Ryoma Hoshi, a character in the Japanese visual novel game Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
• Ryu Hoshi, a character in the 1994 Japanese-American action film Street Fighter

Film and television

• Hoshi no Furumachi (film), a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name
• Hoshi no Kinka, a 1995 Japanese television drama series
• Hoshi Mamoru Inu, a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name

Games

• Hoshi no Kirby, a Japanese video game series published by Nintendo, named only Kirby in English
• Hoshi Wo Miru Hito, a 1987 Japanese video game for the Famicom home console

Music

• Hoshi kara Kita Futari, a 1978 album by Japanese pop duo Pink Lady
• "Hoshi no Hate", a 2011 song by Japanese pop singer Alisa Mizuki

Singers

• Hoshi (French singer), French singer, born 1996
• Hoshi (South Korean singer), South Korean singer, born 1996

Other uses

• Hoshi (Go) (星), an intersection marked with a small dot in the board game Go
• Hōshi Ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn founded in 718 AD
• Hoshi University, a private Japanese university specializing in pharmaceutical sciences

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Hoshi
• All pages with titles containing Hoshi
• Hoshii (disambiguation)
• Biwa hōshi (法師), historical Japanese traveling performers
• "Kagayakeru Hoshi", a 1997 song by Japanese pop singer Miho Komatsu

1. Hoshi (South Korean singer)
2. Sōichirō Hoshi
3. Izumi Hoshi
4. Hōshi Ryokan
5. Yuriko Hoshi
6. Hoshi Sato
7. Shizuko Hoshi
8. Hoshi (French singer)
9. Shinichi Hoshi
10. Biwa hōshi
11. Hoshi-imo
12. Star of the Giants
13. Daisuke Hoshi
14. Onna no Sono no Hoshi
15. Hoshi Saga
16. Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)
17. Hoshi no Ko Chobin
18. Hoshi o Katta Hi
19. Hosni Mubarak
20. Hoshi Meguri no Uta