蛍
蛍 — Lightning-bug
lightning-bug, firefly
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiほたる (hotaru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 蛍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛍 | ほたる hotaru | firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう keikoutou | fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react |
| 蛍光 | けいこう keikou | fluorescence |
Study notes
蛍 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2031 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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