一 番 星(いちばんぼし)

いちばんぼし

noun

first star (evening)

1. first star; evening star

The first star visible in the evening sky, typically Venus when it appears as the evening star.

一番星(いちばんぼし)が見(み)えた。

I saw the first star (of the evening).

一番星(いちばんぼし)に願(ねが)いをかける。

I make a wish upon the first star.

The sun set and the first star began to shine.

一番星(いちばんぼし) is a poetic term for the first star visible at dusk.

The 一番星(いちばんぼし) is usually 金星(きんせい) (Venus) when it appears as the 宵(よい)の明星(みょうじょう) (evening star).

「一番星(いちばんぼし)見(み)つけた」 (I found the first star!) is what children call out when they spot it at dusk, and the line of a well-known children's song.

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Added 2026.1.29 15:14 · Revised 2026.10.13 16:13

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