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蛍火
Hiragana
ほたるび
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ホタルの放つ光。また、そのような光のようにほのかで儚い光のたとえ。 / 戦場などで、遠くにちらちら見える火。かがり火や火薬の光などを、はかなく見えるものとしていう表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よるにとぶほたるの、ちいさくてゆらゆらひかるあかり
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
萤火虫的光 / 微弱的光亮
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
螢火 / 螢所發出的光
Korean Meaning
반딧불의 빛 / 반딧불빛 / 개똥벌레의 불빛
Indonesian
cahaya kunang-kunang / sinar kunang-kunang / kilau kunang-kunang
Vietnamese Meaning
ánh sáng của đom đóm / ánh đom đóm / ánh lân tinh của đom đóm
Tagalog Meaning
liwanag ng alitaptap / kislap ng alitaptap / ningning ng alitaptap
Sense（1）
the light of a firefly
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
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（ kyūjitai ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ 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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