Kanken 1
蜉

Meaning

Kanji 蜉

kind of ant

kind of ant, may fly

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
フ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
13
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
浮 • 艀 • 粰 • 罦 • 稃 • 孚 • 乳

Related vocabulary

5 common entries

Showing 5 of 6 entries that include this kanji.

蜉蝣

ふゆう

ephemerality (of human life)

草蜉蝣

くさかげろう

green lacewing (esp. species Chrysopa intima)

薄羽蜉蝣

うすばかげろう

ant lion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)

網目蜉蝣

あみめかげろう

neuropteran (any insect of order Neuroptera)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

川辺で蜉が群れて飛んでいた。

Mayflies were flying in a swarm by the river.

夏の夕方になると蜉をよく見かける。

In summer evenings, mayflies are often seen.

灯りに集まった蜉が窓の外を舞っていた。

Mayflies gathered around the light were fluttering outside the window.

図鑑には蜉の仲間も載っている。

The field guide also includes kinds of mayflies.

古い本には蜉を大きな蟻の一種とする説明もある。

Some old books also describe it as a kind of large ant.