N1

meaning and readings

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Kanji

N1
Meaning
firefly
Onyomi
ケイ
Kunyomi
ほたる
Formula
蛍 = ⺍ + 冖 + 虫。

Story

蛍 is analyzed as a combination of ⺍ (A brightly lit house), 冖 (A brightly lit house), 虫 (bug) and denotes firefly.

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This kanji belongs to JLPT N1.

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