Entry
  1. Noun

    firefly watching

  2. firefly catching

    Dated term

Also written ホタル狩り【ホタルがり】ほたる狩り【ほたるがり】蛍狩【ほたるがり】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Built from

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hunt, raid, gather

Kun
か.るか.り-が.り
On
シュ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1785 of 2500
Radical
dog
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Used in names as

かり

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3g6.5The Kanji Dictionary
4324.2Four corner code
2948deroo
72e9Unicode hex code
1-28-77JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2883Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3573New Nelson (John Haig)
397New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
474Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
356Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
243Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
258Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1650A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
791Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1023Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20390Morohashi
1347A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1581Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1687Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1524Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1280Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1514Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1302Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
248Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou4Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level