noun
Refers to many stars collectively, often in a poetic or literary context. Can include planets and other celestial bodies.
夜空に星々が輝いていた。
The stars were shining in the night sky.
彼は星々の動きを観察した。
He observed the movements of the celestial bodies.
Rare spelling with full repetition of the kanji; 星々 is preferred.
Reduplication of 星 (ほし, 'star') with rendaku voicing, yielding ほしぼし. The form 星々 uses the repetition mark 々.