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ほたる蛍hotaru
  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】hotaru

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More words

姫蛍ひめぼたるhimebotaru

NounHotaria parvula (species of firefly)

海蛍うみほたるumihotaru

Nounsea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii); seed shrimp

流蛍りゅうけいryuukei

Nounflying firefly

源氏蛍ゲンジボタルgenjibotaru

NounGenji firefly (Nipponoluciola cruciata)

平家蛍ヘイケボタルheikebotaru

NounAquatica lateralis (firefly species)

土ボタルつちボタルtsuchibotaru

Nounglowworm

金ボタルきんボタルkinbotaru

NounHotaria parvula (species of firefly)

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