| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| θ | γ»γγ | γγΏγ« |
Pronunciation: hotaru
How to Say It Outloud: ho-ta-ru
Usage: Used to describe the glowing insect known as a firefly.
Example Sentence Japanese:
ε€γ«γͺγγ¨γε·θΎΊγ§θγθ¦γγγΎγγ
ε€γ«γͺγγ¨γε·θΎΊγ§θγθ¦γγγΎγγExample Sentence English:In the summer, you can see fireflies by the riverside.
In the summer, you can see fireflies by the riverside.Dictionary
θγ»γγCommon word
Noun- firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
- Firefly
θηθ³γ»γγγγ
Noun- firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
- Sparkling enope squid
θη©γγ»γγγγ
Noun- firefly watching
- firefly catching
γγ
γγγ
Noun- flying firefly
ζ΅·θγγΏγ»γγ
Noun- sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii); seed shrimp
θ’η«γ»γγγ³
Noun- glow of a firefly
- nearly extinguished fire; embers
θζγ»γγγγ
Noun- smokers forced to smoke outside; firefly tribe
鳴γθγγγ鳴γγ¬θγθΊ«γη¦γγγͺγγγΏγγγγͺγγ¬γ»γγγγΏγγγγ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'su' ending
- empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
姫θγ²γγΌγγ
Noun- Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)
θιͺγγγγ€
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
ιγγΏγ«γγγγΏγ«
Noun- Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)
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