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There are 34 total results for your i am a firefly search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles
yíng
    ying2
ying
 hotaru
    ほたる

More info & calligraphy:

Firefly / Glow Worm
firefly; glow-worm
(out-dated kanji) (kana only) firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm; (surname, female given name) Hotaru
a firefly

螢火蟲


萤火虫

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yíng huǒ chóng
    ying2 huo3 chong2
ying huo ch`ung
    ying huo chung

More info & calligraphy:

Firefly / Lightning Bug
firefly; glowworm; lightning bug

see styles
lín
    lin2
lin
firefly

see styles
qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
(arch.) firefly

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yíng
    ying2
ying
 hotaru
    ほたる
Japanese variant of 螢|萤
(kana only) firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm; (female given name) Hotaru

姫蛍

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 himebotaru; himebotaru
    ひめぼたる; ヒメボタル
(kana only) Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

流蛍

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 ryuukei / ryuke
    りゅうけい
(form) flying firefly; (given name) Ryūkei

流螢


流萤

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liú yíng
    liu2 ying2
liu ying
firefly

海蛍

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 umihotaru; umihotaru
    うみほたる; ウミホタル
(kana only) sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii); seed shrimp

蛍族

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 hotaruzoku
    ほたるぞく
smokers forced to smoke outside; firefly tribe

蛍火

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 keiho / keho
    けいほ
light of a firefly; (female given name) Keiho

蛍雪

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 keisetsu / kesetsu
    けいせつ
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

螢火


萤火

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yíng huǒ
    ying2 huo3
ying huo
 hotarubi
    ほたるび
    keika / keka
    けいか
light of firefly; fairy light
light of a firefly

螢焰


萤焰

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yíng yàn
    ying2 yan4
ying yen
light of firefly; firefly

螢雪

see styles
 keisetsu / kesetsu
    けいせつ
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

金蛍

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 kinbotaru
    きんぼたる
Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

蛍烏賊

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 hotaruika; hotaruika
    ほたるいか; ホタルイカ
(kana only) firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid

蛍狩り

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 hotarugari
    ほたるがり
firefly catching

ホタル族

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 hotaruzoku
    ホタルぞく
smokers forced to smoke outside; firefly tribe

金ボタル

see styles
 kinbotaru
    きんボタル
Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

ウミホタル

see styles
 umihotaru
    ウミホタル
(kana only) sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii); seed shrimp

キンボタル

see styles
 kinbotaru
    キンボタル
Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

ヒメボタル

see styles
 himebotaru
    ヒメボタル
(kana only) Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

ホタルイカ

see styles
 hotaruika
    ホタルイカ
(kana only) firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid

Variations:
蛍雪
螢雪

see styles
 keisetsu / kesetsu
    けいせつ
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

Variations:
螢火
蛍火

see styles
 keika; hotarubi / keka; hotarubi
    けいか; ほたるび
light of a firefly

Variations:
ホタル族
蛍族

see styles
 hotaruzoku
    ほたるぞく
smokers forced to smoke outside; firefly tribe

Variations:
蛍族
ホタル族

see styles
 hotaruzoku(蛍族); hotaruzoku(hotaru族)
    ほたるぞく(蛍族); ホタルぞく(ホタル族)
smokers forced to smoke outside; firefly tribe

Variations:
金ボタル
金蛍

see styles
 kinbotaru(金botaru); kinbotaru(金蛍); kinbotaru
    きんボタル(金ボタル); きんぼたる(金蛍); キンボタル
(See 姫蛍) Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

Variations:
蛍火
螢火(oK)

see styles
 hotarubi; keika / hotarubi; keka
    ほたるび; けいか
(1) glow of a firefly; (2) nearly extinguished fire; embers

Variations:
蛍(P)
螢(oK)

see styles
 hotaru(p); hotaru
    ほたる(P); ホタル
(kana only) firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

Variations:
蛍狩り
ホタル狩り
ほたる狩り
蛍狩

see styles
 hotarugari(蛍狩ri, hotaru狩ri, 蛍狩); hotarugari(hotaru狩ri)
    ほたるがり(蛍狩り, ほたる狩り, 蛍狩); ホタルがり(ホタル狩り)
(1) firefly watching; (2) (dated) firefly catching

Variations:
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす

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 nakusemiyorimonakanuhotarugamiokogasu
    なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada

Variations:
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす(sK)

see styles
 nakusemiyorimonakanuhotarugamiokogasu
    なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 34 results for "i am a firefly" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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