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Keyword
firefly
Info
Frequency
Top 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō
?
Shinjitai
?
Kanken
Level Pre-2
Heisig
557
Old form
螢
Readings
ほたる
(59%)
けい
(40%)
ぼたる
Composed of
𭕄
tiny hairs
冖
roof without a chimney
虫
insect
Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
蛍
ほたる
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
蛍
けい
光
こう
灯
とう
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
蛍
けい
光
こう
fluorescence
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Examples (6 in total)
あなたの
庭
にわ
に
蛍
ほたる
がいるの？
Are there fireflies in your garden?
たくさんの
蛍
ほたる
がいたよ。
There were lots of fireflies.
洞
どう
窟
くつ
は
蛍
ほたる
でいっぱいだ。
The cave is full of fireflies.
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