単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Loan words#7,607 most used

ホタル

firefly

IN A SENTENCE

Lets go out to see the fireflies tonight.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

At night you can see lots of fireflies.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANING

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives ホタル this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind外来語, loan words

Frequency#7,607 most used

Writtenホタル、蛍、螢

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium