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VocabJLPT N1

shooting star

Noun

Definitions

1. shooting star
2. falling star
3. blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
4. Nagareboshi

Refers to a shooting star or meteor, the streak of light seen when a meteoroid burns up in the atmosphere. In Japanese culture, it is traditional to make a wish when you see one.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

He declared, "I'll confess my feelings the moment I see a shooting star."

Sentence 2

He stopped at the intersection and asked, "Did you just see that shooting star?"

Sentence 3

"Let's head home when we see a shooting star," he said.

Sentence 4

I counted three shooting stars at the weekend camping trip!

Sentence 5

The teacher wrote on the board, "Shooting stars are cosmic dust."