Is there any word for stars only?


AFAIK , hoshi 星 means both star and planet (except for the sun and the moon),
when 惑星 means only planet. is there any word to refer to stars only?




Even the word "star" in English can embrace _planets_ (and other objects such
as in "falling _star_ ") too, after all planets have in the past also been
called wandering _stars_. In fact, the etymology of _planet_ is to _wander_.

There is a term which, in Japanese, refers to _fixed stars_ , 恒星{こうせい}. This
is probably the term you are then looking for. I suspect (I'm not a native
speaker) that this is a somewhat Intechnical term. But, I also believe that
when one says星{ほし}, what comes to mind for most listeners will be just what we
think of as "star".




Even the word "star" in English can embrace _planets_ (and other objects such
as in "falling _star_ ") too, after all planets have in the past also been
called wandering _stars_. In fact, the etymology of _planet_ is to _wander_.

There is a term which, in Japanese, refers to _fixed stars_ , 恒星{こうせい}. This
is probably the term you are then looking for. I suspect (I'm not a native
speaker) that this is a somewhat Intechnical term. But, I also believe that
when one says星{ほし}, what comes to mind for most listeners will be just what we
think of as "star".

