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うみほたる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word うみほたる.

Dictionary

Entry

うみほたる海蛍ウミホタルNounUsually kanaFreq #260914
1

sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii); seed shrimp

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sea, ocean

9 strokesFrequency 200JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

うみ

Nanori

あまうなうんひろひろしまちままわたる

lightning-bug, firefly

11 strokesFrequency 2,031JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

ほたる

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