Vocab Info

A2 Noun

(なが)(ぼし)shooting star, falling star, meteor, star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

      shooting star, falling star, meteor

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    2. Noun

      2.

      blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

    All Forms

    流れ星 【ながれぼし】

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    Examples

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      (なが)(ぼし)()かって(ねが)(ごと)をする。

      Making a wish upon a shooting star.

      • N1

      微小(びしょう)天体(てんたい)地球(ちきゅう)突入(とつにゅう)したものが(なが)(ぼし)です。

      A shooting star is a tiny celestial body that has plunged into Earth.

      • N1

      (なが)(ぼし)()()いて()ぶように()える光体(こうたい)で、流星(りゅうせい)とも()う。

      A shooting star is a body of light that appears to fly and leave a trail, and it's also known as a meteor.

      • N1

      (あか)るい(なが)(ぼし)だと、しばしば通過(つうか)()(ひかり)(すじ)(のこ)すことがあるとか。

      It is said that a bright shooting star often leaves a streak of light behind after it passes.

      • N1

      (なが)(ぼし)地球(ちきゅう)上層(じょうそう)待機(たいき)衝突(しょうとつ)発熱(はつねつ)して蒸発(じょうはつ)し、やがて消滅(しょうめつ)してしまいます。

      A shooting star collides with the Earth's upper atmosphere, heats up and evaporates, eventually disappearing.

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