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  1. Noun

    firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

    Usually written using kana alone

    以前この辺にたくさんのホタルがいたものだった。
    There used to be lots of fireflies around here.

Also written 螢【ほたる】

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lightning-bug, firefly

Kun
ほたる
On
ケイ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2031 of 2500
Radical
insect
WaniKani
Level 41

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Dictionary and index codes (26)
CodeReference
2-5-6, 2-3-8SKIP code
3n8.2The Kanji Dictionary
3213.6, 9013.6Four corner code
86cdUnicode hex code
1-23-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5302New Nelson (John Haig)
2591New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3204Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1658Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2248Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
518Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
557Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1925A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
32983Morohashi
1200A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1878Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2043Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1717Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1482Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1676Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1607Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
524Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ying2Pinyin reading
hyeongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41WaniKani level

More words

All 29

Words starting with 蛍

Words ending in 蛍

Sentences

All 2

蛍光灯がチカチカしてるな。新しいのと交換しないとダメかな。

This fluorescent lamp is starting to flicker. We'll have to replace it.

Break it down Tatoeba

ハリーは本当に蛍光灯だね。

Harry's really slow to catch on.

Break it down Tatoeba

Names

All 60
けい

Kei

Female term or language
ほたる

Hotaru

Female term or language
蛍が丘ほたるがおか

Hotarugaoka

Place name