蛍藺
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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蛍 | 藺 |
ほたる Grade: S |
い Hyōgaiji |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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螢藺 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editLiterally, “firefly rush”, compound of 蛍 (hotaru, “firefly”) + 藺 (i, “rush, bulrush”)
Noun
editUsage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
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- Japanese terms spelled with 蛍 read as ほたる
- Japanese terms spelled with 藺 read as い
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji
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