ほたる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ほたる
1
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
Examples
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.
Kanji in this Word
蛍
11 strokes
Frequency: 2031
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
lightning-bug
firefly
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほたる
螢
16 strokes
Meanings
firefly
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほたる
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