星印

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 星印 (ほしじるし) combines star 星 and mark 印 to denote a star-shaped symbol.
• Basic usage: It highlights important items or marks a meeting point on a map.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A symbol rather than a celestial star
  • 星印 refers to the drawn or printed mark and the information it signals, not to an object in the night sky.