ホタル
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
Pitch accent
タル
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii); seed shrimp
smokers forced to smoke outside; (lit.) firefly tribe
Examples (4 in total)
There were lots of fireflies.
The cave is full of fireflies.
Have you ever even seen a firefly?
Are there fireflies in your garden?