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蛍 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
ケイけい · kei
Kun
ほたるhotaru
Meaning
firefly

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect plus a glow of fire: the insect whose tail shines — a firefly.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onケイけいkei蛍光灯けいこうとう蛍光塗料けいこうとりょう
Kunほたるhotaru蛍ほたる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蛍光灯けいこうとう

    fluorescent lamp

  • 蛍雪けいせつ

    diligent study

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

川辺(かわべ)で蛍(ほたる)が静(しず)かに光(ひか)っている。

Fireflies are glowing quietly by the river.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

蛍光灯蛍光灯蛍雪蛍光light灯lamp雪snow蚊mosqui…蛇snake融melt虫insect虹rainbo…茎stalk渓mounta…慶celebr…兄older…刑punish…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 虫Map of reading ケイAll maps

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