Star

Japanese: スター

〘 noun 〙 (star)① A star. A star symbol. A star marker. An asterisk. ※From Shain Makei Koji's The Reputation of True Beauties (1888) (Ozaki Koyo) "In English, the word "star" is used to refer to symbols that change in a story."② An actor, entertainer, athlete, etc. who is extremely popular. A star. Also refers to a person who is popular in general. ※America Monogatari (1908) (Nagai Kafu) Yuki no Yadori "They say that the star actress is a woman who came from Germany." ※The River of Forgetfulness (1963) (Fukunaga Takehiko) 1 "It wasn't because she was a star that I fell in love with her."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (star)① 星。星じるし。星標。アステリスク。※社員麻渓居士著真美人の評判（1888）〈尾崎紅葉〉「一体物語の変化する記号には英文などではスター（星）を用ゆる」② 俳優、芸人、運動選手などで、はなやかな人気のある人。花形。また、一般に人気のある人をいう。※あめりか物語（1908）〈永井荷風〉雪のやどり「花形役者(スター)は独逸から来た女だって云ふが」※忘却の河（1963）〈福永武彦〉一「その人がスターだから好きになったんじゃない」

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