期待(きたい)の星(ほし)

きたいのほし
expression
rising star; great hope; promising newcomer
person
1. rising star; the one everyone is counting on
A young or new person whom a team, company, or field expects great things from. Literally "star of expectation," and used most often in sports and entertainment reporting.
彼女(かのじょ)はチームの期待(きたい)の星(ほし)だ。
She is the team's rising star.
若手(わかて)の期待(きたい)の星(ほし)として注目(ちゅうもく)されている。
He is drawing attention as a rising young star.
入社(にゅうしゃ)したころは期待(きたい)の星(ほし)と呼(よ)ばれていたが、本人(ほんにん)はその言葉(ことば)を重(おも)く感(かん)じていたらしい。
When he joined the company he was called the great hope, but apparently he found the phrase a heavy burden.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ホープ: hope — the same idea borrowed from English, common in sports writing
  • 有望株(ゆうぼうかぶ): promising prospect — originally a stock-market term, slightly more businesslike
  • 金(きん)の卵(たまご): golden egg — a promising young recruit, especially a new graduate
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Added 2026.8.4 15:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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