starlight; light of the stars
Refers to the light emitted by stars, often used in poetic or literary descriptions of the night sky.
The starlight was reflected on the lake's surface.
She hummed a song under the starlight.
Compound of 星 (hoshi, 'star') and 影 (kage, 'light' or 'shadow'). The reading ほしかげ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.