ほたる
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Glühwürmchen; Leuchtkäfer; Luciola cruciata; Luciola lateralis
Kanji used
firefly
Pitch accent
たる
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
Flussspat; Fluorit
smokers forced to smoke outside; (lit.) firefly tribe
Leuchttintenfisch; Watasenia scintillans
Examples (4 in total)
There were lots of fireflies.
The cave is full of fireflies.
Have you ever even seen a firefly?