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

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
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