noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
four stars; four-star rating
Used for ratings, reviews, or classifications where four stars are awarded. Often appears in phrases like 四つ星ホテル (four-star hotel) or 四つ星レストラン (four-star restaurant).
This hotel has received a four-star rating.
We enjoyed dinner at a four-star restaurant.
Standard kanji spelling using the numeral 四.
Numerical variant using Arabic numeral 4; common in ratings and reviews.
Variant using katakana ツ; less common but sometimes seen in stylized contexts.
Compound of 四つ (yottsu, 'four things') + 星 (hoshi, 'star'), with rendaku voicing of 星 to ぼし. The reading よっつぼし follows the standard counter form 四つ (yottsu).