What does kanji 蛍 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蛍 is lightning-bug.

How is kanji 蛍 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蛍 are ほたる; the onyomi readings are ケイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 蛍?

The main radical for kanji 蛍 is 虫.

What words use kanji 蛍?

Example words that use kanji 蛍 include 蛍光灯, 蛍, 蛍光, ホタル族.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

蛍

Meaning

Kanji 蛍

lightning-bug

lightning-bug, firefly

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ほたる
Onyomi 音読み: ケイ
Nanori 名乗り: ほた

Variant: 萤 (Itaiji) • Old form: 螢 • Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2031
Strokes: 11
Radical: 虫
Components: 冖 • 尚 • 虫
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 34 entries that include this kanji.

蛍光灯

けいこうとう

fluorescent lamp

蛍

ほたる

firefly (Luciola cruciata)

蛍光

けいこう

fluorescence

ホタル族

ほたるぞく

smokers forced to smoke outside

蛍の光

ほたるのひかり

Auld Lang Syne

蛍烏賊

ほたるいか

firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans)

蛍火

ほたるび

glow of a firefly

蛍光インキ

けいこうインキ

fluorescent ink

蛍光ペン

けいこうペン

highlighter (pen)

蛍光管

けいこうかん

fluorescent tube

蛍光顕微鏡

けいこうけんびきょう

fluorescence microscope

蛍光色

けいこうしょく

fluorescent color

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

夏の夜、川辺で蛍が光っていた。

On a summer night, fireflies were glowing by the river.

子どもたちは蛍を見に出かけた。

The children went out to see the fireflies.

この村は蛍で有名です。

This village is famous for its fireflies.

蛍の光が水面に映っていた。

The light of the fireflies was reflected on the water's surface.

昔、この辺りにはたくさんの蛍がいた。

There used to be many fireflies around here.

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