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hotaru


lightning-bug, firefly




CONTENTS

Components - Individual components of the kanji.
Bushu - Kanji that share the same bushu number.
Jouyou - Same Jouyou grade.
Skip - Same skip codes.
Example - Example sentences.
Usage - Words that use this kanji.
Drawing - How to draw this kanji.
References - References numbers found in an assortment of reference books.


TRANSLATIONS

English lightning-bug
firefly
Romaji hotaru
Korean hyeong
Mandarin ying2
Reading ケイ
ほたる
kei
hotaru
Nanori (name) - -
Radical name - -
      

DETAILS

Kanji
Radical no
Radical Number -
Bushu Number 142
Classical Radical # -
Frequency of use 2031
Jouyou grade level 8
Stroke count 11
Hex ID 3756
Unicode ID 86cd
Four corner code 9013.6
Skip code 2-5-6
Nelson index 4176
JIS 0208 code 6A25
JIS 0212 code -


COMPONENTS

StrokesRadicalRad. #RomajiEnglish
2 14 beki wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
3 0 takashi esteem, furthermore, still, yet
6 142 mushi insect, bug, temper



SAME BUSHU NUMBER 142

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 abu gadfly, horsefly
2 ebi shrimp, prawn, lobster
3 ka mosquito
4 ga moth
5 kani crab
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SAME JOUYOU GRADE 8

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 a Asia, rank next, come after, -ous
2 ai pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
3 aku grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
4 kyuu handle, entertain, thresh, strip
5 i reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to
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SAME SKIP CODE 2-5-6

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 i uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual
2 ke a coarse camlet
3 hotaru lightning-bug, firefly
4 satsuki swamp, shore
5 tsune usual, ordinary, normal, regular
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Note: Entries from the Tanaka Corpus (Examples) should be taken as extremely loose examples only, not definitive, please read http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/tanakacorpus.html for more information.

# Kanji English
1 そこの光灯を交換しないといけない。
sokono keikoutou wo koukan shinaitoikenai .
I must replace that fluorescent lamp.

2 光灯がチカチカしてるな。新しいのと交換しないとダメかな。
keikoutou ga chikachika shiteruna . atarashi inoto koukan shinaito dame kana .
This fluorescent lamp is starting to flicker. We'll have to replace it.




WORD USAGE

# Dict Kanji Hira/Kata English
1 Japanese
hotaru
ほたる
hotaru
(n) firefly (P)

2 Japanese の光
hotaru no hikari
ほたるのひかり
hotarunohikari
(n) firefly glow Auld Lang Syne

3 Japanese 烏賊
hotaru ika
ほたるいか
hotaruika
(n) firefly squid

4 Japanese
hotaru hi
けいか
keika
(n) light of a firefly

5 Japanese
hotaru hi
ほたるび
hotarubi
(n) light of a firefly

6 Computing 光物質
keikou busshitsu
けいこうぶっしつ
keikoubusshitsu
fluorescent substance phosphor

7 Engineering 光探傷
keikou tan kizu
けいこうたんしょう
keikoutanshou
fluorescent-penetrant inspection (7)

8 Geological
keikou
けいこう
keikou
Fluorescence

9 Geological
hotaruishi
ほたるいし
hotaruishi
Fluorite (Fluospar)

10 Kanji
hotaru

lightning-bug, firefly

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DRAWING

Note There is a problem with the stroke order in some of these kanji, I'm aware of it but have no time to fix it, like all online information it should be taken with a (large) grain of salt. To be clear: the problem is in the image drawing program not the Taka database.

Kanji drawing map

  • The green dot is the starting point!
  • Name above the completed radical is the reading
  • Name below the completed radical is the radical name
  • If you find an error, please email kanji at mahou.org

The stroke order information has been borrowed from the Taka Kanji Database




REFERENCES

2591 New Japanese-English Character Dictionary
- Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary
5302 The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
- Japanese For Busy People vols I-III
- The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
1607 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
- A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" 3rd ed.
1676 Kanji in Context
1658 Kanji Learners Dictionary
- Essential Kanji
- 2001 Kanji" (Bojinsha)
- A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
- Tuttle Kanji Cards
3n8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1878 Kanji & Kana book" 2nd ed.
32983, 10.0023 Morohashi Daikanwajiten (index number, volume.page)
1200 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
1925 Gakken Kanji Dictionary
518 Remembering The Kanji
- Japanese Names



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© Public Domain with contributions and updating by the EDICT Project. (Examples)
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© The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, Monash University (Japanese)
© The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, Monash University (Kanji)
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