星々
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Alternative forms
- 星星 (hoshiboshi)
Etymology
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
Noun
星々 • (hoshiboshi)
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