How to Say ‘Like stars’ in Japanese
星みたい
hoshi mitai
[HOH-shee mitai]
💬 Usage Tip: Put みたい right after a noun to mean "like ___": 天使みたい "like an angel", 夢みたい "like a dream".
Phrase Breakdown
星
hoshi
[HOH-shee]
star
A star, also the star shape (hoshi).
空に星が見えます。
I can see stars in the sky.
みたい
mitai
[mitai]
like; similar to
An informal expression used to compare one thing to another.
家族みたい な雰囲気でした。
It had a family-like atmosphere.
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