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), Japanese badminton athlete
 * Hamuko Hoshi (星 ハム子), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝), Japanese alpine skier
 * Nobuyoshi Hoshi (保志 信芳) or Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler
 * Shinichi Hoshi (星 新一), Japanese novelist and science fiction writer
 * Shizuko Hoshi, Japanese-American actress, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer
 * Sōichirō Hoshi (保志 総一朗), Japanese voice actor and singer
 * Tomoya Hoshi (星 知弥), Japanese baseball player
 * Tōru Hoshi (星 亨), Japanese politician and cabinet minister
 * Yoko Hoshi (星 ようこ), Japanese actress
 * Yoshiaki Hoshi (星 吉昭), Japanese musician
 * Yuriko Hoshi (星 由里子), Japanese actress

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