Kanji Details:
- 蛍
- Frequency:2031
- Kun: ほたる
- On: ケイ
- Meaning: lightning-bug, firefly
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 蛍 ほたる, ホタル firefly, lightning bug 蛍光灯 けいこうとう fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light; person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake 蛍光 けいこう fluorescence 蛍光塗料 けいこうとりょう fluorescent paint 蛍光物質 けいこうぶっしつ fluorescent substance, phosphor 蛍狩り ほたるがり firefly catching 蛍雪の功 けいせつのこう the fruit of diligent study 蛍火 けいか, ほたるび light of a firefly 蛍光燈 けいこうとう fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light; person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake 蛍烏賊 ほたるいか, ホタルイカ firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), sparkling enope squid