Kanji1 / 11
蛍 kanji
lightning-bug, firefly
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ケイ
Kun readings
ほたる
Variant forms
螢Words with 蛍
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N2蛍光灯Popularfluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
- —蛍光fluorescence
- —蛍雪diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
- —流蛍flying firefly
- —蛍光体fluorescent substance
- —蛍光板fluorescent screen
- —蛍光管fluorescent tube
- —蛍光色fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
- —蛍光塗料fluorescent paint
- —蛍光物質fluorescent substance; phosphor
- —蛍雪の功the fruit of diligent study
- —蛍光ペンhighlighter (pen)
- —蛍光色素fluorescent dye; fluorescent pigment; fluorochrome
- —蛍光染料fluorescent dye
- —自家蛍光autofluorescence
- —真空蛍光管vacuum fluorescent tube
- —蛍光顕微鏡fluorescence microscope
- —蛍光増白剤fluorescent whitening agent; fluorescent brightener; fluorescent bleach
- —蛍光インキfluorescent ink
- —緑色蛍光タンパク質green fluorescent protein; GFP