螢 (ほたる) — firefly (Luciola cruciata), lightning bug, glowworm | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

firefly (Luciola cruciata) lightning bug and glowworm

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/16

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Component Analysis

螢

ほたる, ケイ

𤇾

炏

火

火

冖

wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)

虫

insect, bug, temper

むし, チュウ, キ

中

in, inside, middle...

なか, うち, チュウ

口

くち, コウ, ク

丨

number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)

すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン

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