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蛍
ほたる
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
Alt. forms
蛍
ほたる
47%
ほたる
25%
ホタル
14%
螢
ほたる
12%
Kanji used
蛍
firefly
Pitch accent
ほ
たる
Top 14900
Used in: 525
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
蛍
ほたる
石
いし
fluorite; fluorspar
蛍
ほたる
族
ぞく
smokers forced to smoke outside;
(lit.)
firefly tribe
蛍
ほたる
烏
い
賊
か
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
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Examples (4 in total)
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.
蛍
ほたる
を
見
み
たことある?
Have you ever even seen a firefly?
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