Refers to many stars collectively, often in a poetic or literary context. Can include planets and other celestial bodies.
The stars were shining in the night sky.
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.