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：2026/01/04
ホタル
Hiragana
ほたる
Kanji
蛍
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ホタル（蛍、螢）は、主に夏の夜に発光することで知られる小型の昆虫の総称。多くは水辺近くに生息し、幼虫期は水生または湿地で生活する種が多い。 / 光を点滅させる習性から、幻想的な風景や日本の初夏の風物詩の象徴としても用いられる存在。 / 文芸や歌謡の題材として登場し、はかなさ・郷愁・恋心などを象徴することも多い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よるに ひかる むし。なつに よく みられる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
萤火虫
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
螢火蟲 / 能發光的甲蟲
Korean Meaning
반딧불이 / 개똥벌레 / 밤에 빛을 내는 곤충
Vietnamese Meaning
đom đóm / côn trùng phát sáng ban đêm
Tagalog Meaning
alitaptap / insektong naglalabas ng liwanag sa gabi
Sense（1）
蛍, 螢: a firefly
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On a summer night, the light of the fireflies illuminated the surface of the river.
On a summer night, the light of the fireflies illuminated the surface of the river.
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夏の夜、ホタルの光が川面を照らしていました。
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