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noun
1.
fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light
2.
person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake
Other readings:
蛍光燈【けいこうとう】[1]
螢光灯【けいこうとう】[1]
螢光燈【けいこうとう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
firefly (Luciola cruciata), lightning bug, glowworm(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほたる《螢》[1]
ホタル
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
fluorescence
Other readings:
螢光【けいこう】
けい光【けいこう】

noun
light of a firefly
Other readings:
螢火【ほたるび】
蛍火【けいか】
蛍火【ほたるび】

noun, no-adjective
fluorescent color, fluorescent colour

noun
highlighter, highlighter pen
Other readings:
螢光ペン【けいこうペン】

noun
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
Other readings:
螢雪【けいせつ】

noun
glowworm
Other readings:
土蛍【つちぼたる】
地蛍【つちぼたる】
蛍蛆【つちぼたる】
ツチボタル

noun
Scirpus hotarui (species of bulrush)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ホタルイ

noun
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), sparkling enope squid(usually kana)
Other readings:
ホタルイカ

noun, no-adjective
fluorite, fluorspar
Other readings:
蛍石【けいせき】
螢石【ほたるいし】
螢石【けいせき】

noun
1.
firefly watching
2.
firefly catching(dated term)
Other readings:
ホタル狩り【ホタルがり】
ほたる狩り【ほたるがり】
蛍狩【ほたるがり】

noun
smokers forced to smoke outside, firefly tribe
Other readings:
ホタル族【ホタルぞく】
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Kanji results(showing 1 results)


Written with 11 strokes
Taught in Junior high
lightning-bug, firefly
KUN:
  • ほたる
    hotaru
ON:
  • ケイ
    kei

Sentence results (showing 4 results)


I must replace that fluorescent lamp

There used to be lots of fireflies around here

ハリー
ほんとう
本当に
けいこうとう
蛍光灯
Harry's really slow to catch on

This fluorescent lamp is starting to flicker. We'll have to replace it