Hoshi
# 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
