恒星の
kōsei no
The Japanese word for stellar is 恒星の (kōsei no).
The word sugoi is an informal way to say 'stellar' and can mean 'amazing,' 'incredible,' or 'awesome.'
Meaning: exceptional, wonderful (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
kōsei no
Did you know?
- The informal term すごい (sugoi) originally meant 'terrible' or 'frightening' before it evolved into a way to say 'stellar' or 'amazing'.
- To describe something as 'stellar' in a professional sense, Japanese often uses 抜群の (batsugun no), which literally means 'standing out from the rest of the group'.
- The word 恒星 (kōsei) is composed of characters meaning 'constant' and 'star'. This reflects the scientific understanding that a star is a fixed, permanent point of light in the sky.
Examples in context
- その映画、すごかったよ！That movie was stellar!
- その映画、とてもすごかったよ！That movie was incredibly stellar!
Example conversation
Hiyori and Kenta are discussing a presentation.
- 陽葵 Himari健太、今日のプレゼンはどうだった？Kenta, kyō no purezen wa dō datta?Kenta, how was the presentation today?
- 健太 Kenta完璧だったよ。評価も恒星のように素晴らしかった。Kanpeki datta yo. Hyōka mo kōsei no yō ni subarashikatta.It was perfect. The feedback was stellar.
- 陽葵 Himariそれはよかったね！お疲れ様。Sore wa yokatta ne! Otsukaresama.That's great! Good job.
- 健太 Kentaありがとう、陽葵。Arigatō, Hiyori.Thank you, Hiyori.
