There are 34 total results for your firefly search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
螢 萤 see styles |
yíng ying2 ying hotaru ほたる |
More info & calligraphy: 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 see styles |
yíng huǒ chóng ying2 huo3 chong2 ying huo ch`ung ying huo chung |
More info & calligraphy: Firefly / Lightning Bug |
螢火 萤火 see styles |
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 |
獜 see styles |
lín lin2 lin |
firefly |
蚈 see styles |
qiān qian1 ch`ien chien |
(arch.) firefly |
蛍 see styles |
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 see styles |
himebotaru; himebotaru ひめぼたる; ヒメボタル |
(kana only) Hotaria parvula (species of firefly) |
流蛍 see styles |
ryuukei / ryuke りゅうけい |
(form) flying firefly; (given name) Ryūkei |
流螢 流萤 see styles |
liú yíng liu2 ying2 liu ying |
firefly |
海蛍 see styles |
umihotaru; umihotaru うみほたる; ウミホタル |
(kana only) sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii); seed shrimp |
蛍族 see styles |
hotaruzoku ほたるぞく |
smokers forced to smoke outside; firefly tribe |
蛍火 see styles |
keiho / keho けいほ |
light of a firefly; (female given name) Keiho |
蛍雪 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 |
螢焰 萤焰 see styles |
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 see styles |
kinbotaru きんぼたる |
Hotaria parvula (species of firefly) |
蛍烏賊 see styles |
hotaruika; hotaruika ほたるいか; ホタルイカ |
(kana only) firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid |
蛍狩り see styles |
hotarugari ほたるがり |
firefly catching |
ホタル族 see styles |
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: |
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: |
keika; hotarubi / keka; hotarubi けいか; ほたるび |
light of a firefly |
Variations: |
hotaruzoku ほたるぞく |
smokers forced to smoke outside; firefly tribe |
Variations: |
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 |
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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: |
hotarubi; keika / hotarubi; keka ほたるび; けいか |
(1) glow of a firefly; (2) nearly extinguished fire; embers |
Variations: |
hotaru(p); hotaru ほたる(P); ホタル |
(kana only) firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm |
Variations: |
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: |
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: |
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.
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