N1
蛍 meaning and readings
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Kanji
蛍
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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