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What does the kanji 蛍 mean?

蛍 means firefly. On'yomi ケイ. Kun'yomi ほたる.

Quick facts
On'yomiケイ
Kun'yomiほたる
Strokes11
Main radical虫
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ケイKun'yomi ほたる
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

firefly

Memory hook

The insect (虫) carrying a lamp under the cover (冖), blinking in the dark — FIREFLY.

Main radical

虫insect 6 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.