勝ち星

勝ち星

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勝	星
か(ち) Grade: 3	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 勝星

Etymology

Compound of 勝 (か)ち (kachi, “victory, win”) + 星 (ほし) (hoshi, “star → dot → circle”).

The hoshi changes to boshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かち​ぼし [kàchíꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡ɕibo̞ɕi]

Noun

勝ち星 (hiragana かちぼし, rōmaji kachiboshi)

1. (sumo) a white circle used to indicate a win

   Synonym: 白星 (shiroboshi)

   Antonyms: 黒星 (kuroboshi), 負け星 (makeboshi)

2. (by extension) a victory, win

   Synonyms: 勝ち (kachi), 勝利 (shōri)

See also

• 星 (ほし)取 (と)り表 (ひょう) (hoshi-tori hyō)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN