Word Meaning 蛍烏賊

ほたるいか hotaruika

蛍烏賊 is read as ほたるいか (hotaruika) and means firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans).

Meaning

English

  1. firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans)
  2. sparkling enope squid

Reading

Kana

ほたるいか

Romaji

hotaruika

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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