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ひめぼたる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ひめぼたる.

Dictionary

Entry

めぼたる姫蛍ヒメボタルNounUsually kanaFreq #259509
1

Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

princess

10 strokesFrequency 1,566JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

ひめひめ-

lightning-bug, firefly

11 strokesFrequency 2,031JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

ほたる

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