蛍火

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蛍	火
ほたる Grade: S	ひ > び Grade: 1
kun’yomi

蛍 (hotaru, “firefly”) +‎ 火 (hi, “fire”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ほたるび [hòtárúꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) ほたるび [hòtárúbí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ho̞ta̠ɾɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

Noun

蛍火 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 螢火, hiragana ほたるび, rōmaji hotarubi)

the light of a firefly
small embers

Synonyms

(light of a firefly): 蛍光 (けいこう) (keikō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蛍	火
けい Grade: S	か Grade: 1
on’yomi

Middle Chinese 熒火

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) けーか [kéꜜèkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ke̞ːka̠]

Noun

蛍火 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 螢火, hiragana けいか, rōmaji keika, historical hiragana けいくわ)

the light of a firefly

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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