Kanken 1 / Pre-Level 1
螢

Meaning

Kanji 螢

firefly

firefly

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ほたる
Onyomi 音読み
ケイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: 蛍 (Shinjitai) , 萤 (Itaiji)

Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
16
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1 / Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
縈 • 罃 • 瑩 • 禜 • 營 • 勞 • 焭

Related vocabulary

7 common entries

Showing 7 of 7 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

蛍火

ほたるび

glow of a firefly

蛍光ペン

けいこうペン

highlighter (pen)

蛍石

ほたるいし

fluorite

蛍雪

けいせつ

diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

夏の夜に螢が川辺を飛んでいた。

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

子どもたちは螢を見に出かけた。

The children went out to see fireflies.

この池には螢が多い。

There are many fireflies around this pond.

暗くなると螢の光が見えてきた。

As it got dark, the glow of fireflies began to appear.

螢はきれいな水辺にすみやすい。

Fireflies tend to live near clean watersides.