Illustration: Beside a rural Japanese house, two siblings sit on a veranda beneath a clear night sky. A single bright meteor draws a short tapered streak above the dark outline of the hills, surrounded by scattered stationary stars. One sibling suddenly points upward, mouth open with delight.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

流ながれ星ぼし

nagareboshi

shooting star

Example sentences

  1. あの流ながれ星ぼしをごらん。

    Look at that shooting star.

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  2. 今いま、流ながれ星ぼしが見みえたよ。

    I just saw a shooting star.

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  3. 流ながれ星ぼしを見みたら、願ねがい事ごとするんだよ。

    When you see a shooting star, make a wish.

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Kanji in 流星

  • 流current; a sinkOnリュウ・ルKunながれる・ながれ・ながす
  • 星star; spotOnセイ・ショウKunほし

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