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蛍火
Hiragana
ほたるび
Noun
Japanese Meaning
蛍が発する光。蛍の光。 / かすかにともる火。また、燃え残りの小さな火。 / （比喩的に）はかなく消えやすい希望や感情のたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほたるがくらいところでだす、よわくてちいさなひかり。またはちいさくもえるひのひかり。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
萤火的光 / 细小的余烬
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
螢的光芒 / 細小的餘燼
Korean Meaning
반딧불의 빛 / 작은 잔불
Indonesian
cahaya kunang-kunang / nyala kunang-kunang / bara kecil
Vietnamese Meaning
ánh sáng của đom đóm / tàn lửa nhỏ
Tagalog Meaning
liwanag ng alitaptap / ningning ng alitaptap / maliliit na baga
Sense（1）
the light of a firefly
Sense（2）
small embers
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ kyūjitai ）
（ hiragana ）
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蛍火
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The light of a firefly is illuminating the darkness.
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蛍火が暗闇を照らしている。
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