 is a japanese word which means star. it is also a surname.  is an unrelated word meaning "dried."  is a japanese surname with a similar pronunciation.  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 (æ), japanese professional wrestler * sumo yokozuna hokutoumi nobuyoshi, born hoshi (ä¿å¿) nobuyoshi * shinichi hoshi (æ), japanese novelist and science-fiction writer * sÅichirÅ hoshi (ä¿å¿), 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 kÄbi, 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: * hÅshi (æ³å¸«), in zen buddhism, a dharma holder, one who has completed kÅan study and is permitted to hold daisan (dokusan) * kagayakeru hoshi, the 2nd single by japanese pop singer and songwriter miho komatsu. * hoshi (æ), intersection traditionally marked with a small dot on the board in the game of go * hoshi university, founded by hajime hoshi (æ), father of shinichi hoshi * biwa hÅshi (æ³å¸«), travelling performers in the era of japanese history preceding the meiji period * hoshi ryokan 
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