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勝ち星

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Japanese

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

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of () (kachi, victory, win) + (ほし) (hoshi, stardotcircle).

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ぼし) (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

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN