Refers to the light from stars, often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.
星明かりだけが道を照らしていた。
Only the starlight lit the path.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling using the simpler 明り.
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.
Compound of 星 (hoshi, 'star') and 明かり (akari, 'light').