蛍 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 蛍意味

lightning-bug, firefly

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蛍 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ほたる hotaru

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ケイ kei

Examples

以前この辺にたくさんのホタルがいたものだった。

There used to be lots of fireflies around here.

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蕉 banana, plantain

寡 widow, minority, few

琉 precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli

痢 diarrhea

庸 commonplace, ordinary, employment