蛍 — kanji meaning “lightning-bug”
蛍
lightning-bug, firefly
- Meanings
- lightning-bug, firefly
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi
- ほたる
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2031 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 142
- Chinese reading
- yíng
Words with 蛍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛍光 | けいこう keikou | fluorescence |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう keikoutou | fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light |
| 蛍火 | ほたるび hotarubi | glow of a firefly |
| 蛍草 | ほたるぐさ hotarugusa | dayflower |
| 蛍雪 | けいせつ keisetsu | diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study |
| 蛍烏賊 | ほたるいか hotaruika | firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid |
| 蛍光塗料 | けいこうとりょう keikoutoryou | fluorescent paint |
| 蛍光物質 | けいこうぶっしつ keikoubusshitsu | fluorescent substance; phosphor |
| 蛍狩り | ほたるがり hotarugari | firefly watching |
| 蛍雪の功 | けいせつのこう keisetsunokou | the fruit of diligent study |
| 蛍石 | ほたるいし hotaruishi | fluorite; fluorspar |
| 蛍光体 | けいこうたい keikoutai | fluorescent substance |
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