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.
星 is the singular 'star', while 星々 is the plural or collective form, often with a poetic nuance.
Reduplication of 星 (ほし, 'star') with rendaku voicing, yielding ほしぼし. The form 星々 uses the repetition mark 々.