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蛍

Kanji 蛍: meaning "firefly", readings, stroke order

The kanji 蛍 means "firefly". On'yomi: ケイ; kun'yomi: ほたる. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
firefly
On'yomi
ケイ
Kun'yomi
ほたる
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
螢 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 蛍

  • 蛍光灯 けいこうとう — fluorescent lamp

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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