Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 蛍(ほたる) in Japanese

蛍, 螢
Kana Reading
ほたる, ホタル
Romaji
hotaru, hotaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
    Example sentence
    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.

Examples of 蛍, 螢, ほたる, ホタル in a sentence

Kanji in this word

蛍 JLPT 1

11 strokes

lightning-bug, firefly

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: ほたる

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螢

16 strokes

firefly

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: ほたる

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